<p>Oil was spilt in about 100 acres of farmland in a village here after a pipeline carrying crude for refining developed cracks, officials said here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>People of Manjavadi village detected the leak after they found their farmlands flooded with oil 3-4 days back.<br /><br />The oil was being transported through pipeline from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission owned oil well at Adiyakkamangalam to Narimanam for refining, they said.<br /><br />Officials said it was not clear whether the pipe had broken due to recent heavy rains or the soil becoming loose.<br /><br />ONGC officials said the pipes might have got corroded due to the saline condition in the area.</p>
<p>Oil was spilt in about 100 acres of farmland in a village here after a pipeline carrying crude for refining developed cracks, officials said here today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>People of Manjavadi village detected the leak after they found their farmlands flooded with oil 3-4 days back.<br /><br />The oil was being transported through pipeline from the Oil and Natural Gas Commission owned oil well at Adiyakkamangalam to Narimanam for refining, they said.<br /><br />Officials said it was not clear whether the pipe had broken due to recent heavy rains or the soil becoming loose.<br /><br />ONGC officials said the pipes might have got corroded due to the saline condition in the area.</p>