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Karnataka Penalises 101 Petrol Pumps Over Fuel Errors
Officials in Karnataka checked many places that sell petrol and diesel.
They inspected 805 pumps over eight days.
The checks began after customers complained about fuel dispensing.
At 101 pumps, the amount of fuel dispensed was outside the allowed limit.
The limit is 50 millilitres for every 10 litres.
Officials registered cases against those pumps.
They also collected fines totaling Rs 6.66 lakh.
More inspections are expected in the coming days.
Karnataka inspected 805 petrol and diesel pumps over eight days.
Inspections followed direct consumer complaints about fuel dispensing.
Fuel errors at 101 pumps exceeded the permissible limit of 50 ml per 10 litres.
Cases were registered against the 101 pumps, according to the minister.
Authorities imposed total fines of Rs 6.66 lakh and said inspections will continue.
- Who
- Karnataka’s Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department, led in the announcement by Minister Rizwan Arshad.
- What
- Officials inspected fuel dispensing units and penalised 101 petrol and diesel pumps for errors exceeding the permissible limit.
- Where
- Across Karnataka.
- When
- The inspections were conducted continuously for eight days; the announcement was made on Wednesday.
- Why
- The inspections were ordered following direct consumer complaints about fuel dispensing.
Key facts
- Pumps inspected
- 805 petrol and diesel pumps
- Pumps penalised
- 101
- Inspection period
- Eight days
- Permissible error
- 50 ml per 10 litres
- Total fine
- Rs 6.66 lakh
- Further action
- Cases were registered, and inspections will continue
Quotes
Rizwan Arshad
Karnataka Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs
“For the last eight days, 805 petrol/diesel pumps were inspected continuously. Of these, in 101 petrol/diesel pumps, the error (in dispensing fuel) was more than the permissible limit (of 50 ml/10 litre),”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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