‘The fuel crisis damaged my business ten times more than the earthquake’
15 Jan 2016

‘The fuel crisis damaged my business ten times more than the earthquake’

Chhetra Bahadur Thapa | Talchikhel, Lalitpur

“I am the director of a company operating in the tourism sector. The drafting of the new constitution opened many doors and new opportunities, and we were planning a new beginning. But then came the blockade and fuel crisis. They damaged my business ten times more than the earthquake. No tourists wants to enter the country now. My company is still waiting to receive compensation from the government. We are suffering heavy losses each day, but we still have to pay our banks loans, rent, staff salaries, electricity bills…”

Photo: Mandira Dulal