Kathmandu. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the government to take all measures to ease the distribution of petroleum products.

Issuing a press release today, NHRC Under-Secretary Shyam Babu Kafle directed the government to take necessary initiatives to regulate the habit of unnecessary storage and to protect the rights of consumers by making arrangements for the supply of essential goods.

The commission also monitored and inspected the Nepal Oil Corporation, the Department of Commerce, Nepal Food Management Company Limited and other depots selling and distributing gas.

“Nepal is mainly dependent on imports for the supply of petroleum products and the raw materials required to be imported for this are being supplied as per the existing schedule,” the press release said. It has been received. ’

The NHRC has also drawn the attention of the NHRC to the news reports about the shortage of LPG gas in the Kathmandu Valley for some time due to the situation in the Middle East and the subsequent tension.