Around one hundred tankers ferrying oil would arrive Kathmandu till tomorrow, said Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) today. The NOC also claimed that some petrol pumps were supplying petroleum products in capital city Kathmandu even today.
Executive Director of NOC Digambar Jha said 113 empty oil tankers were sent to India through Pathlaiya-Birgunj transit point under police escorting to import oil from India. Amidst violent demonstration, local administration had imposed curfew in Bara district for the security and undisturbed movement of those oil trucks.
Capital city Kathmandu has been reeling under the fuel crisis for a few weeks. Due to the fuel shortage, vehicular movements have decreased by some 70 percent in the streets of Kathmandu leaving daily life of people complicated. The government has cited Terai strike as the major cause of fuel shortage.
Meanwhile, stakeholders have criticized the government for its failure to recover fuel crisis for a long time. Dinesh Bhandari, Transport Entrepreneur National Federation has demanded resignation from minister for trade, commerce and supply Shyam Sundar Gupta. Speaking at face to face in Reporter's Club in Kathmandu today, Bhandari accused minister Gupta of being irresponsible. He claimed that only ten percent public vehicles were continuing service throughout the country.
Chairperson of Petroleum Product Transportation Entrepreneur Federation Birendra Kumar Das said incompetence of the NOC was causing difficulties in oil import. Spokesperson of Petroleum Dealers Association Bishwa Prasad Aryal said the occupation of petroleum entrepreneurs was in ambush due to oil crisis.
However, Bachchu Kumar Kaphle, Deputy General Manager of NOC claimed the fuel would soon enter in Kathmandu. Stating that Terai strike was the major cause of fuel shortage, he said due payment was not the factor causing the shortage as NOC has already paid Rs. 2.76 billion to Indian Oil Corporation.
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