More than a dozen fuel tankers entered Rasuwa on Friday noon to transport the fuel granted by the Chinese government. They are scheduled to load fuel on Saturday from Kerung in China.

China will be transporting the fuel to Kerung on Saturday. “Tankers have already arrived,” Rasuwa Chief District Officer Shivaram Gela said.

Chinese tankers are arriving at Kerung from Sigatse in Tibet. Nepal Oil Corporation Director Dipak Baral, Nepal Petroleum Dealers National Association and Federation of the Nepal Petroleum Transport Entrepreneurs (FNPTE) team have reached Rasuwagadhi to receive the fuel from Chinese government. Lilendra Prashad Pradhan, chairman of FNPTE said that the roads through which the tankers are to travel are in good condition.

Nepal's Ambassador to China, Mahesh Maskey, Consul General of Nepal Consulate in Lhasa and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal will hand over the fuel on Saturday.

Chinese one tanker equals Nepali two tankers of fuel.