Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 9 -- Keralam Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob on Monday said that the state authorities have collected random samples of petrol to test if the ethanol blend was within the prescribed limits, after Karnataka ministers alleged excess ethanol in fuel.

Speaking to ANI, Jacob stated that the samples have been sent to labs for testing and the results are awaited.

He noted that the issue raised by Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is a "major concern" across the country.

The Keralam Minister said, "We are collecting random samples from across the state to see if ethanol is within the prescribed limits or not. The civil supplies commission has been authorised to do that. And now, from the northern dist...