Police and locals clash at Everest Gas depot in Chalnakhel

Kathmandu December 22- Locals clashed with police personnel at Everest Gas Company in Chalnakhel, Kathmandu, on Tuesday.

Police had to fire multiple rounds of tear gas to contain the crowd at the gas company.

People in the valley and across the country are reeling under acute shortage of cooking gas due to the unofficial blockade imposed by India which has halted supply of essentials including fuel, medicines, foodstuffs to Nepal.

Kathmandu valley is one of the worst hit due to shortage of cooking gas as its residents get only 4 percent of cooking gas demand.The Valley demands 13,800 tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) per month, according to Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). Source: TKP