22 fuel tankers enter country via Kailali point

DHANGADHI, Oct 13: A total of 368,000 liters of diesel and 40,000 liters of petrol entered Dhangadhi from India Tuesday. This is the first time such a huge amount of petro products entered the country via the Kailai customs point since the Indian side imposed undeclared blockade against Nepal.

A total of 20 diesel and two petrol tankers made entry into the country Tuesday, said Nepal Oil Corporation Regional Office Dhangadhi. This is the first time that IOC supplied fuel to the Nepali as per the demand since the blockade. The NOC office is hopeful that the supply of petroleum products in the far-western region would be at ease within four or five days.The available petro products will be distributed to customers through 67 dealers in the region on quota systems.

Likewise, 26 NOC tankers reached the Banthara depot in Utter Pradesh India Tuesday were provided fuel, it is learnt. RSS

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