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'Nepalese children return home in an EV after fuel shortage stopped school buses' http://www.vice.com/read/theres-no-gas-in-kathmandu-108 There's No Gas in Kathmandu October 8, 2015 By David Caprara [image / David Caprara https://vice-images.vice.com/images/galleries/meta/2015/10/07/no-gas-in-kathmandu-521-1444253309.jpg While gas-run vehicles have cleared the streets, business for electric tuktuk drivers is booming ] [image] Commuters line up to board a bus in Kathmandu. With a limited supply of gas, more passengers pile on for each trip In the weeks since Nepal implemented its new constitution on September 20, an abrupt blockade along the country's border with India has slowed oil and other imports to a trickle. The landlocked Himalayan country relies on its southern neighbor for the bulk of its food and material imports, making the strange trade impasse particularly damaging for the Nepalese people and their newly reconciled government. The streets of Kathmandu have become increasingly devoid of automobiles as gas stations temporarily shut down. And while the cleaner air and absence of horns honking has left the city more peaceful, the blockade is beginning to cripple the country. Hospitals have been deprived of medical supplies, restaurants are without gas to cook food, and commuters are overcrowding the few buses on the streets, if they can hitch a ride at all. - On VICE News: Big Brother India Isn't Exactly Thrilled About Nepal's New Constitution It's not immediately clear why the blockade has been put in place, or who exactly is responsible. Some claim that India is trying to show Nepal that despite the new constitution, the landlocked nation is still largely subordinate to its big brother to the south. The Indian government, however, claims that it has not implemented any blockade on Nepal. The slowdown of imports almost certainly has something to do with the protests among the Madhesi, an ethnic group in the south of Nepal, who claim they have been marginalized by the new constitution. Madhesi protesters have been staging sit-ins at checkpoints along the Nepal-India border and claim that the blockade will continue until their concerns are recognized by the Nepalese government. [image] Dusty vehicles parked on a once-busy street in Kathmandu. [image] A gas station closed due to shortages. [image] A gas station attendant shrugs at the lack of business. [image] Limited seating has made buses overloaded. [image] "I sit here all day," says a Kathmandu taxi driver. "I have to charge more than double (the normal) price and nobody wants to ride. No fuel, no customers." [image] Passengers swarm a bus station, looking for a way to get home. [© vice.com] ... http://nepalitimes.com/article/interview/energy-reliance-an-electric-future-for-Nepal,2639 “An electric future for Nepal” 9-15 October 2015 #779 Interview: Sujit Acharya of the Energy Development Council on how our energy policy failure led to the current blockade, and how to plan for the future ... http://lancasteronline.com/news/world/oil-starved-nepal-seeks-suppliers-to-bring-fuel-by-air/article_68a0152a-36f8-5936-9d56-6e04429817f2.html Oil-starved Nepal seeks suppliers to bring fuel by air October 8, 2015 By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press [image / AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/fc/2fcecc9e-65fd-54bf-94a3-ca2bed1dd18a/56165e6230fb4.image.jpg Nepalese children return home on an electric vehicle hired by their school after school buses stopped plying because of shortage of fuel in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Struggling with a fuel shortage after Indian shipments went on hold, Nepal is asking suppliers to bring gasoline and kerosene by airplane before the Himalayan country begins celebrating its biggest festival of the year, and for the first time is looking to import fuel from China. Some schools have closed because there is no gasoline for buses. ] ... [© lancasteronline.com] ... [dated] https://google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=opec+embargo Search OPEC embargo imposed on the U.S. For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-EV-use-booming-during-Nepal-s-border-protester-petrol-blockade-tp4677987.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
