Jhapa. Petroleum products worth NPR 24 billion 50 crore 67 lakh 44 thousand were imported from Kakadbhitta in the last fiscal year.
During the said period, three types of petroleum products, including petrol, diesel, and ‘liquefied petroleum gas’ (LPG), were imported. According to the Kakadbhitta Customs Office, petrol worth NPR 12 billion 18 crore 7 lakh 64 thousand was imported, while diesel worth NPR 9 billion 55 crore 49 lakh 7 thousand and LPG worth NPR 2 billion 77 crore 10 lakh 73 thousand were imported.
In the fiscal year 2081-82, petrol worth NPR 8 billion 92 crore 85 lakh 26 thousand and diesel worth NPR 7 billion 3 crore 32 lakh 19 thousand were imported.
According to the chief of the said office, Shivalal Neupane, revenue of NPR 5 billion 85 crore 37 lakh 50 thousand was collected from petrol and NPR 2 billion 93 crore 22 lakh 39 thousand from diesel through the import of petroleum products in the last fiscal year.