On Wednesday, however, the Indian side allowed entry of container trucks through Rupaidiha transit point without any obstruction. The Banke administration had long stopped holding discussions with the Indian border officials and there had been no special diplomatic attempts to resolve the border situation in the past few days.
"The stranded trucks were allowed to pass through the border on Wednesday although we had made no efforts for it," said Banke Chief District Officer (CDO) Bed Prakash Lekhak.
According to Binita Kumari Upadhyay, chief of Nepalgunj chapter of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), 36 petroleum-laden trucks entered Nepalgunj on Wednesday. Among them, 25 carried diesel, eight transported petrol and three brought in aviation fuel. She further informed that 7 bullets of cooking gas also entered through Rupaidiha border on the same day.
"The number of trucks entering through the border made us feel that the situation has returned to normal," she added.
In-charge of Jamunaha Area Police Office, Bishnu Giri also informed that trucks carrying goods were allowed to enter the country without much restrictions on Wednesday. "Fifty container trucks, including those laden with petroleum products, entered the country on Wednesday. This is the highest number of trucks entering the country since the beginning of the trade blockade," he added.
Even the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has indicated signs of withdrawing their protests. "We will soon hold discussions at the local level and come up with new ways to pressurize the government," said Pashupati Dayal Mishra, UDMF's spokesperson in Banke.
A SSB staff deployed in the border said they have received instruction from high level authority to normalize the border situation as there are no more tensions in Dasgaja, the no man's land area.
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