Some 23 tankers laden with petroleum products have been stopped at Raxual border entry point citing security reasons.
“Customs officials stopped tankers referring to order from higher authority,” a source at Amlekhgunj-based depot of Nepali Oli Corporation (NOC) told Myrepublica, “Officials refused to release tankers despite completing all formalities.”
“They have asked us to talk with higher authority and we are in consultation.”
First Secretary Abhay Kumar at Indian Embassy in Kathmandu didn’t respond to the phone call made by Myrepublica over halt in import.
Fuel traders on the receiving end as tankers supply less than o...
In a statement issued Tuesday, Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said that Indian freight companies and transporters have voiced complaints about the difficulties they are facing in movement within Nepal and their security concerns due to prevailing unrest.
Sources at NOC said official have reached custom office for releasing tankers.
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