On Tuesday, when the price of petrol and diesel was Rs 82. 63 per litre and Rs 74. 90 per litre respectively in Udham Singh Nagar and Champawat districts of Uttarakhand bordering Nepal, it was available at Rs 68. 20 and Rs58. 30 per litre respectively in Mahindra Nagar’s Kanchanpur district across the border.
This is a difference of almost Rs 14 per unit. Nepal is not complaining as a considerable amount of business done by Indian fuel stations has now shifted to them, raking in Indian currency. Neither are the people living in the areas flanking the Nepal border in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar upset, as fuel is available at much cheaper rates. We have 25 taxis stationed at the international border.
One by one each taxi crosses the border, refuels and comes back. This is the only way we have to tackle rising fuel prices. We are not facing any loss in our business, said Ram Naresh Jatav, president of the Udham Singh Nagar Taxi Union. India Today TV visited several fuel stations in Udham Singh Nagar, Tanakpur, Champawat and Khatima in Uttarakhand and found them deserted.
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