Trucks are seen parked near the Nepal-India border at Birgunj, some 90 km south of Kathmandu, on September 26, 2015. - AFP/File / Manish Paudel
Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal on Sunday imposed nationwide restrictions on vehicle use due to growing fears of a fuel shortage after protesters seeking changes to a new constitution blocked a major border trade route.
Drivers are allowed on the road only on alternate days, depending on whether their licence plates end in odd or even numbers, as a result of the blockade on the India-Nepal border since Thursday night.
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