Karnataka alleges excess ethanol in petrol; oil companies dispute findings
Karnataka's government says some petrol supplied by oil companies has ethanol above the permitted blending limit, but the firms reject the findings.
The Karnataka government has alleged that oil companies supplied petrol with ethanol levels of up to 31.2 per cent, well above the 20 per cent limit. The state said the blend exceeded the permitted level.
Public sector oil companies have rejected these findings. They pointed to flawed sampling and procedural non-compliance as reasons the results cannot be relied upon.