E20 Petrol Contamination Concerns: Ministry Says Fuel Is Safe, Tests Show Chloride Within Limits

New
Delhi,
Aug
8
(IANS)
Co sume s
should
co ti ue
to
use
E20
pet ol
with
co fide ce,
as
the
fuel
supplied
th ough
the
OMC
etwo k
co fo ms
to
the
p esc ibed
quality
specificatio s
a d
is
backed
by
obust
quality
assu a ce
a d
mo ito i g
systems
desig ed
to
safegua d
co sume
i te ests
at
eve y
stage
of
the
supply
chai ,
the
Mi ist y
of
Pet oleum
a d
Natu al
Gas
said
o
Satu day.

I
a
stateme t,
the
mi ist y
said
that
amid
ece t
media
epo ts
o
moistu e
a d
chlo ide
i
EBMS
(E20
Pet ol),
OMCs
ca ied
out
a
atio wide
additio al
i te sive
testi g
cove i g
the
e ti e
EBMS
supply
chai .

“The
fi di gs
eaffi m
that
fuel
quality
emai s
co siste tly
well
withi
p esc ibed
limits.
Co t a y
to
ce tai
asse tio s
bei g
made,
based
o
exte sive
a dom
testi g
th ough
scie tifically
desig ed
tests,
the
evide ce
shows
that
the e
is
o
cause
fo
a y
ala m
o
accou t
of
fuel
co tami atio ,& dquo;
acco di g
to
a
official
stateme t.

The
stateme t
fu the
said
that
OMCs
would
like
to
eassu e
all
ou
esteemed
custome s
that
we
t eat
fuel
quality
as
a
matte
of
highest
p io ity
a d
a y
issue
that
could
pote tially
affect
the
vehicle
pe fo ma ce
o
co sume
co fide ce
is
add essed
p omptly
th ough
scie tific
i vestigatio
a d
co ective
actio .

OMCs
have
fu the
st e gthe ed
su veilla ce
by
co ducti g
wate -i g ess
a d
de sity
tests
8& dash;12
times
daily
at
eve y
etail
outlet.

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Mobile
fuel
quality
testi g
labo ato ies
have
also
bee
deployed
ac oss
locatio s,
while
test
esults
a e
bei g
i depe de tly
validated
th ough
fuel
labo ato ies
to
e su e
the
highest
sta da ds
of
quality
assu a ce.

“These
multip o ged
stepped-up
testi g
p otocols
ac oss
the
supply
chai
has
validated
ou
highest
fuel
quality
sta da ds,& dquo;
said
the
stateme t.

Mo eove ,
ove
100
additio al
a domly
selected
pet ol
samples
tested
ac oss
va ious
efi e ies
co fi m
that
chlo ide
co te t
emai s
co siste tly
low,
with
all
samples
epo ted
at
o
below
the
1
ppm.

This
eflects
the
co ti ued
effective ess
of
quality
checks
built
i to
I dia& squo;s
obust
efi i g
a d
dispatch
p ocess,
said
the
stateme t.

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