Kathmandu, May 26
Retailers in Birgunj (Parsa) have shut down all goods and transportation services after the rise in prices of petroleum products. The goods carrier service has been shut down as the price hike in petroleum products has directly affected the transporters, the Transport Entrepreneurs Association (TEA), Birgunj said.
All types of goods carrier transportation services have been suspended for the time being due to the failure of the government to hike freight rates despite the sharp rise in prices of
petroleum products, Vice-president of the association Pravin Kumar Karna said. At least 40 to 60 truckloads of retail goods used to be transported to different cities from Birgunj every day.
Bal Krishna Pokharel, president of the TEA, said that 46 retailers affiliated with the association have demanded adjustments in the transportation fare as per the increased cost of petroleum products. Entrepreneurs have demanded a timely increase in the charge of freight service as per the increase in the prices of petroleum products.
