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