3,000 litres fuel distributed to media persons

Kathmandu November 3- Government today distributed 3,000 litres of petrol to the journalists working in Kathmandu valley. The Ministry of Commerce and Supplies distributed this amount of petrol from Kalimati-based petrol pump of National Trading Limited in view of difficulties of media persons.

Information Officer at the National Trading Limited, Geeta Niraula, said that media persons having motorcycles were provided with petrol equivalent to Rs 500 while those having four-wheel vehicles were provided with petroleum products equivalent to Rs 1,500 on the basis of press pass issued by the Department of Information.

Most of the media persons did not get petrol as it was distributed before 11:00 am, added Niraula. She clarified that petroleum products could not be distributed to media persons until next notice of the government.