Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Managing Director Gopal Bahadur Khadka said the land purchase deal made by NOC won't be stopped at any cost and challenged media persons to stop it if they can.

Inaugurating the 6th convention and 12th general assembly of Nepal Petroleum Transport Entrepreneurs Federation in Pokhara on Saturday, Khadka claimed NOC will build petroleum storage facilities within five years. He said government had directed them to maintain a 90-day stock of fuel and said it would not be stopped by anyone.

"Storage facilities should be made and will be made at any cost," said Khadka. He said he was ready to sacrifice his position for the storage facilities.

Khadka said accusations made in various newspapers about land purchase will make no difference to the state-owned oil monopoly.