NOC delegation leaves for Bangladesh to discuss possibility of fuel supply

Kathmandu / November 14: A delegation of the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has left here for Bangladesh on Saturday to carryout study on feasibility for importing petroleum products.

The NOC, which has been searching different alternatives due to fuel crisis in the country following unannounced border blockade by India, send the team to Bangladesh for the same.

The delegation comprises Chief and Director of the NOC Engineering Department Birendra Goit and NOC Spokesperson Mukunda Ghimire, among others. A bilateral discussion would be held regarding importing cooking gas, petrol, diesel and air fuel from Bangladesh.

Talking to journalists before departure, Ghimire said that discussion would be held with Bangladeshi officials about all alternatives.

Currently supply Minister Ganeshman Pun is in China to discuss the possibility of bringing more petroleum products from China. Nepal has been getting 1000 kiloleter petrol from China in subsidy and mulling to sign deal for bringing more petroleum products from China. Nepal has been importing all the petroleum products from Indian Oil Corporation since more than four decade.

The supply minister is in China without having any bureaucrat to create conducive environment for supplying petroleum products from the northern neighbor. He went there alone as he felt that the bureaucrats are not supporting his idea of bringing fuel from northern neighbor. Nepal has been reeling under acute shortage of petroleum products after India imposed undeclared blockade to the Country following the promulgation of new constitution. India has expressed reservation over the federal states of new constitution and also the citizenship provision. RSS