Doomdooma, Nov. 10 -- A reported crude oil leak from an Oil India Limited (OIL) pipeline over the Dibru River in Upper Assam's Tinsukia district has raised questions about the safety of the region's fragile aquatic ecosystem.

The Assam Moran Sabha has warned of a democratic agitation if immediate steps are not taken to prevent environmental damage.

Crude oil reportedly entered the river after a pipeline belonging to the public sector company developed a rupture.

The leak could contaminate the water and affect aquatic life as well as the livelihoods of hundreds of fishing families who depend on the river and nearby wetlands.

The regional committee of the Assam Moran Sabha has criticised what it described as the company's negligence and...