NOC Reroutes Fuel Supplies to Kathmandu via Tribhuvan Highway
Summary
Nepal Oil Corporation has rerouted petroleum and cooking gas supplies to the Kathmandu Valley via the Tribhuvan Highway after a road collapse on the Prithvi Highway at Krishnabhir. The corporation is also supporting flood rescue efforts in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Chitwan with aviation fuel and gas cylinders.
Key Points
- Nepal Oil Corporation rerouted fuel and cooking gas shipments to Kathmandu via the Tribhuvan Highway after the Prithvi Highway collapse at Krishnabhir.
- Around 24,500 gas cylinders were brought into the valley on Bhadra 18, followed by 34,134 more on Bhadra 19.
- Gas companies have been instructed to keep refilling and distributing even on public holidays to avoid shortages.
- NOC supplied 120,000 liters of aviation fuel and 575 gas cylinders for flood rescue and shelter support in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Chitwan.
