The Government has refuted claims circulating on social media of fuel adulteration or contamination. In a social media post, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas clarified that fuel quality is monitored on a regular basis by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). It said that in addition to the advanced and elaborate testing protocols already in place, further checks have been instituted, including water ingress testing about 8-12 times a day in over 87,000 outlets.
The Ministry said that over two thousand samples have also been tested for chloride and sulphide, of which only 2 cases of chloride contamination have been found in the entire country till now, and sales from those pumps were suspended immediately. It said strict action will be taken in case any contamination or adulteration is found in any retail outlet. It informed that OMCs have also been instructed to take proactive steps to detect any possible contamination in the entire fuel supply chain.
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