Someone shared this video on Instagram from July 3. A customer refueled at this petrol pump, and shortly afterward the vehicle broke down. When the mechanic inspected it, what was supposed to be petrol reportedly turned out to be water. The customer then returned to the same pump and... asked the staff to draw fuel from the same nozzle for testing. In the video, the sample collected in a transparent tube appears to be almost entirely water, which is then shown to the pump manager. The current petrol pump infrastructure was never designed to safely store high ethanol fuel blends. With the monsoon underway, even a small amount of water entering underground storage tanks can trigger phase separation, where ethanol separates from the petrol. This contaminated fuel can then reach vehicles, potentially causing severe engine damage and leaving consumers to bear costly repair bills.show more

@Zip_zapzop Jio & Shell se baahr tel dalwaana is 100% risky now because of pump level management

Ethanol mixing reduce the mileage.. Nobody can deny that fact. Some Pump owners might take advantage of that statement and mix water or anything in fuel to improve their profit. At the customer will see mileage drop and just blame at Ethanol. Whole ecosystem is corrupt...

Situation is out of control

Corrupt, money greedy @nitin_gadkari @OfficeOfNG U ask evidence, ppl giving evidence of ur failed experiments The citizens are bearing the brunt. Govt is looting public in every possible way & whole bjp party & their families are amassing wealth U will refund the public?????

According to gadkariji this is fake news and antinational propaganda to defame ganna juice

The Instagram link for the video posted by Deepti Phanse.

Petrol ka Petrol Pani ka pani No Accountability Only Batole Bazi 🤦🤦🤦😢😢

So you are saying this wouldn't happen with pure petrol? What rubbish. This is water seeping into tanks. The result would be same with 100% petrol as it floats on top of water.

What is this happening? There have been several issues related to ethanol mix petrol. Is this not a failure of the Govt? @nitin_gadkari @PMOIndia

Facebook link of the story shared by Deepti Phanse.

Ethanol is an economy boosting exercise - Your car or bike breaks down more often and you spend more on spares - You need to refill more frequently due to low mileage of ethanol fuel - You get frustrated and if you can afford you buy a new car

Did the infrastructure not listen to the press conferences continuously being held by the minister and the government. How can the infrastructure act like this?

@nitin_gadkari @HardeepSPuri this is the real reason everyone is talking about. You don’t have infrastructure to store that bloody E20 petrol. If engine get damage,you will say contaminated fuel. Govt take taxes on fuel too so it’s govt responsibility to give uncontaminated fuel

If its true, real loss is to that pump owner, thousands of litre gone waste in tank..plus trust defiecit. Real victim. After knowing this he cannot sell if he still sells maximum to 10-20 customers then he will have to shut down. E20 infra req...but gadkari skipped this step.

Simple solution. Hire 4 people to stir the petrol in the tank every 1/2 hour.

Odisha Petrol Pump association has issued a press release highlighting the same. But, associations in other states are scared of the BJP, so, just pushing the envelope. The person responsible for all this is busy looking at women in Indonesia.

Joshi Ji. Not sure about ethanol issues. But this does not seem to be that. I have seen this kind of issue many times. Happens due to water leakage in storage tank.

Now they will say fuel operators are doing badmashi. Do fuel manufacturing OEMs not have any SOPs to monitor fuel exactly dispensed by their dealers. Are they no longer investigating based on complaints? Will they compensate for any damages?

This is a blatant case of cheating the customer. Water seeping into underground tanks during the monsoon and phase separation caused by ethanol blending are further aggravating this long-standing problem.

Heights of fuel adulteration - ultimate sufferer is customer

India, it seems is unravelling

Who is to blame for this? Will the petrol pump cough up the cost of repair of the vehicle? That's why forcing E20, without proper infrastructure or compatible vehicles by govt is completely wrong. Vehicle owners are suffering, while petroleum and ethanol lobby profits.

It has come to our notice that a video is circulating on social media regarding the alleged presence of water in fuel dispensed at a Retail Outlet. The matter has been taken seriously, and an immediate investigation has been initiated. Preliminary inputs indicate that the incident coincided with a period of exceptionally heavy rainfall, during which the area was under an Orange Alert. While the exact cause is being investigated, there is no confirmation at this stage regarding the source or nature of the contamination. As a precautionary measure, the concerned Retail Outlet has been directed to undertake comprehensive checks of all underground storage tanks, dispensing equipment, and associated infrastructure. Instructions have also been issued to the dealer to intensify routine water detection checks at prescribed intervals and strictly adhere to all operating and quality control procedures. HPCL follows stringent quality assurance protocols across its retail network, including regular tank inspections, water detection tests, and product quality checks to ensure that fuel dispensed to customers conforms to prescribed specifications. HPCL remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of fuel quality and customer service. @HardeepSPuri @PetroleumMin @TheSureshGopi @Secretary_MoPNG @neerajmittalias #HPCL #FuelQuality #CustomerFirst #QualityAssurance #FactCheck #StayInformed

So, does this mean that if it rains in an area, petrol pumps will start dispensing water instead of petrol from the nozzle? How many more lies will be told to cover up one lie?

@tehseenp sir this is something that has to be mainly addressed to the petroleum and road ministers. Without proper storage facility how is ethanol blended petrol stored? What I read is Bhutan rejected our consignment coz of this very reason they aren't ready with proper storage

The whole of Indian middle class is paying the price of ethanol scam Two wheeler bike companies @Honda @_bajaj_auto_ltd @tvsmotorcompany @harleydavidson @royalenfield should introduce transparent tanks Will look super aesthetic, and nightmare for fraud pumps & ethanol scammers

Don’t call Ethanol, don’t say Nithin, Say Nithinilol Gang E25 is soon to damage more of our vehicles Don’t plan to purchase any new ICE/EV/CNG vehicles for next 5yrs, somehow manage to use existing vehicles, try to use 100% or 90% Petrol Save money & vote out jumla party

Dear @PIB_India @PIBFactCheck @nitin_gadkari @HardeepSPuri Can you please check this. When adulterated fuel can reach comman man, whos reposbility is it. Who will take the responsibility if vehicle breaks down. Is it related to #E20 EBP? Can you kindly help us understand on this?

@BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra @BJP4Mumbai.. Handle this carefully and promptly.. This has the potential to wipe you out.. Order strict inspections for adulteration now and ensure blending does not exceed 20%!

This is the first time in history a fully corrupt minister action is directly hitting the poor people of any country. Petrol pump is not taking any responsibility cause they are just medium. Even if they are not maintaining infra Insurance company already denied 😂

इस E20 के बहाने पेट्रोल पम्प वाले भी लोगों कोंकोटन मैं पीछे नहीं है,यह तभी होता जब राजतंत्र पूरी तरह चौपट हो या भ्रष्ट? सरकारों का डर तभी तक होता है जब तक ईमानदारी ज़िंदा हो? मोदी जी पूरे भारत मैं बीजेपी का राज है तो यह हाल है? अब इसे क्या कहिएगा? @narendramodi @Dev_Fadnavis

The question is that who will bear cost of repairs of the vehicle due to such petrol uses. Who knows that various Petrol pump mixing more than guided as this is easy money for them

this could happen with no ethanol, e10 or e20 ...in all situations this can happen. Very very rarely tho but can happen.

is people are still idiot? how can it be petrol anymore? its adulterated ethanol. petrol is history now.

The fault is not of the petrol pump operators here. I fail to understand why educated citizens are not able to understand this.

It's always the last one who pays the bill. Car owners and pump owners both. Our vehicles and their storage pumps were never ready for this E20 push.