Three tankers loaded with Chinese petrol to arrive in Kathmandu today

Kathmandu November 1- Three tankers loaded with petrol will arrive at Kathmandu from Kyirong of China today that were refilled facility yesterday. Chief District Officer of Rasuwa, Shiva Ram Gelal had informed that the three fuel tankers that arrived at Rasuwagadhi customs point will be dispatched for Kathmandu early Sunday  morning.

Nepal has sent 12 tankers having 12 kilolitres capacity to Kyirong in the first lot to bring fuel from China. The Chinese side permitted only three tankers to enter China to refill today as only a few tankers arrived at Kyirong from Lhasa. China is providing loading facility to Nepali tankers from Kyirong, which lies at a distance of 26 km from Nepali border point at Rasuwagadhi. Nepali customs at Rasuwagadhi has been asked to dispatch all the remaining nine tankers for Kyirong today as fuel tankers of China will be reaching Kyirong by yesterday night. Snowfall in the morning had affected the movement of tankers in the Chinese side, as per Gelal.

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) team has also reached Kyirong to facilitate the Nepali tankers to receive the load. NOC Spokesperson Deepak Baral said that the China-granted 1,000 tonnes of petrol will be transported within one week.

NOC has kept over 100 tankers on standby for dispatch to Kyirong to bring China-donated fuel. It has said that it will store petrol brought from China at the Thankot depot and it will be distributed to the fuel stations of Kathmandu Valley at the existing market price. Source: THT