Nepal is considering rationing oil and fuel, a Nepal Oil Corp spokesman said on Saturday, after hundreds of trucks were held up this week at the India border when protesters against a new constitution gathered to block the road. The government has appealed to all to operate their vehicles, both private and public, on the basis of odd-even licence plate system on alternate days with effect from Sunday.“India has closed the border,” said Rograj Pant, a customs official at the Raxaul-Birgunj border in Nepal. “There are no goods coming across for (the protestors) to block.” Nepal’s southern neighbour and biggest trading partner, which has been drawn into the political crisis after criticising Nepal’s political leadership for rushing through the constitution despite the dissent.
