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Kerala collects petrol samples in Kannur to check ethanol levels
Kerala officials began checking petrol for excess ethanol after tests in Karnataka found petrol from several major oil companies above the 20% limit.
The statewide inspections cover fuel stations in Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode.
In Kannur, officials collected six one-litre samples from Jayashree Petrol Pump in Kannothumchal.
The samples will go to the District Forensic Laboratory for testing.
The checks follow concerns about E20 petrol exceeding its limit, after Karnataka tests found blends as high as 31%.
Kerala Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob ordered the investigation by the Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Commission.
Laboratory results will show whether petrol in Kerala also exceeds the prescribed limit.
Civil Supplies officials began collecting petrol samples in Kannur district to check ethanol levels.
The inspections followed tests in Karnataka that found ethanol content above the prescribed 20% limit in petrol sold by several major oil companies.
The first Kannur sample was collected at Jayashree Petrol Pump in Kannothumchal.
Officials collected six one-litre samples for testing at the District Forensic Laboratory.
Inspections were also under way in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts.
- Who
- Civil Supplies officials, led in Kannur by District Supply Officer M. Sunil Kumar, collected the samples.
- What
- They collected petrol samples to check ethanol levels.
- When
- Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Jayashree Petrol Pump at Kannothumchal in Kannur district, Kerala.
- Why
- The Keralam government ordered inspections after tests in Karnataka found ethanol levels above the prescribed 20% limit in petrol sold by several major oil companies.
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Sample tests in Karnataka found ethanol content above the prescribed limit of 20% in petrol sold by several major oil companies.
Civil Supplies officials began collecting petrol samples in Kannur and other Kerala districts.
- First sampling site
- Jayashree Petrol Pump, Kannothumchal
- Samples collected at Kannur pump
- Six containers, each with 1 litre of petrol
- Testing location
- District Forensic Laboratory
- Prescribed ethanol limit
- 20%
- Other districts named
- Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikode