Minister for Finance Ram Sharan Mahat addressing in a meeting with international development partners on the situation after promulgation of new Constitution.
According Ram Sharan Mahat, Nepal’s finance minister says that the Nepali government has guaranteed full security of trucks and tankers entering Nepal.
“We haven’t had any reports of a single supply vehicle entering Nepal that was damaged or has been under threat from protesters,” Mahat said.
The Kathmandu Post has reported that empty Nepali tankers that have crossed into the Indian side to refuel without any problems have been denied refueling. A handful of trucks have been allowed to enter Nepal, but thousands of trucks and tankers simply haven’t been allowed to pass.
Nearly 900 trucks come into Nepal everyday through India at the Birgunj-Raxaul border — they carry diesel, petrol, raw materials, food, vegetables, fish, fruits which go as far as Kathmandu and Pokhara. On Sunday, 2 trucks carrying potatoes, 1 truck carrying tomatoes and 3 tankers with diesel fuel entered Nepal at the Nepalgunj border.
