Kerala tests E20 petrol after Karnataka reports 31.2% ethanol, Centre rejects claims
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- ✓Kerala started testing petrol samples across four districts on Monday after Karnataka reported high ethanol levels.
- ✓The Centre rejected these claims, saying its own tests met standards.
- ✓Kerala’s Civil Supplies Department sent samples to a Kakinada laboratory.
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Kerala has begun collecting petrol samples from four districts, with laboratory findings expected within 10 days. The Centre says its own tests found ethanol concentrations within prescribed limits, challenging Karnataka's findings.
Kerala began testing petrol samples at fuel stations on Monday after Karnataka reported ethanol content as high as 31.2 per cent in some samples of E20 petrol, prompting a dispute with the Centre over fuel quality and testing methods.
The state's Civil Supplies Department inspected petrol pumps in Kochi, collecting six one-litre samples and sending two to a chemical laboratory in Kakinada for analysis. The findings are awaited.
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