Kathmandu, Nov 2 Nepal has received 73.5 metric tons of petrol in the first batch of Chinese delivery, a Nepali official said on Sunday.

The first fuel delivery came through 12 fuel tankers sent by Nepal Oil Corporation(NOC) to China on Saturday and Sunday.

\"We have received 73.5 metric tons of petrol from China in these two days,\" NOC spokesperson Deepak Baral told Xinhua.

The fuel-filled tanks have been on the way from the northern hilly district Rasuwa to the Kathmandu valley, said the official.

Nepal receives petrol from China