Gadkari rejects criticism over rollout of E20 fuel
New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday dismissed criticism over the rollout of 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20), alleging that this was fuelled by vested interests and amounted to a "paid campaign" and separately said that work was on to achieve a 10% biodiesel goal under the fuel-blending programme.
"The campaigns on social media against ethanol were to target me politically," Gadkari claimed at a Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) meeting in the capital.
India in July achieved the target of mixing 20% ethanol - an alcohol compound extracted from sugarcane molasses and grains - with petrol sold at stations across the country. Many car-owners however had criticised the move...
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