Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday said,"his "great dream" of developing the landlocked nation has been obstructed by the blockade at the border trade points with India and the devastating April 29 temblor.He also said,"I had a great dream of developing the nation, massive earthquake and border blockade have completely destroyed my dreams." Due to protests and demonstrations at the Nepal-India border entry points, thousands of Nepal-bound freight vehicles are stuck on the Indian side of the border.This has brought the economy of the landlocked Himalayan nation to a grinding halt. The country is facing shortage of essential supplies like drugs, fuel, food and other materials.Officials say that if the standoff continues, Nepal will soon face a humanitarian crisis.Kathmandu describes the situation as an embargo imposed by India while New Delhi maintains that supplies of essential commodities have not been able to move across the border because of the four-month-old Madhesi agitation in Nepal against the country’s new Constitution which was promulgated on September 20.
