Excess ethanol in E20 petrol: Samples collected from Kannur fuel pumps for testing

KANNUR Civil Supplies officials on Monday began collecting petrol samples from fuel stations in Kannur district following the Keralam government’s decision to inspect fuel outlets to check ethanol levels. The move follows sample tests in Karnataka that found ethanol content in petrol sold by several major oil companies exceeding the prescribed limit of 20%.

The first sample was collected from Jayashree Petrol Pump at Kannothumchal in Kannur. Excess ethanol in petrol: Keralam launches random checks at pumps after Karnataka detects high levels Excess ethanol in petrol: Keralam launches random checks at pumps after Karnataka detects high levels Civil Supplies Minister announces inspections at fuel outlets in four districts – Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Kannur Excess ethanol in petrol: Keralam launches random checks at pumps after Karnataka detects high levels storyline 1 The Statewide inspections were ordered by Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob, who directed the Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Commission to investigate the matter.