Consumption of ethanol-blended petrol will be launched in nine States, including Andhra Pradesh and four Union Territories from January 1, 2003 in the first phase of the project. The other States to be covered are Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Goa. The Union Territories are Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Chandigarh and Pondicherry. Blending of five per cent ethanol with petrol would be mandatory in all these areas, which together account for 65 per cent of the total consumption in the country.