India, July 24 -- Petrol pump dealers are demanding a standard operating procedure (SOP) and equipment to ascertain the quality of ethanol-blended petrol (EBP) sold at over 100,000 pumps across the country after the government directed states to take action against dealers for selling non-compliant EBP.

At least a dozen dealers from across the country told HT that the stringent marketing discipline guidelines (MDG) currently in force do ask them to check fuel quality coming from depots before storing petroleum products such as petrol and diesel for retail sale.

"But we have resources only to check density. We have no clue about the exact percentage of doping of fuel," said Monty Sehgal, spokesperson, Petrol Pump Dealers Association, Pun...