New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Tuesday stated that fuel quality is being regularly monitored by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and that additional checks have been introduced alongside existing testing protocols to detect and prevent any possible contamination across the fuel supply chain.

Referring to reports in a section of the media citing issues of contamination, the Ministry said strict action will be taken in case adulteration is found at any retail outlet.

The Ministry said in a post on X that as part of the intensified monitoring, water ingress testing is being conducted 8-12 times a day at more than 87,000 retail outlets across the country.

It said that the additional checks have been...