Nepal is seeing a new boom in the number of new tourist arrivals, this time not because of its beautiful tourism<\/a> spots, instead for refilling fuel tanks!<\/p>\n Yes, what you read is right!<\/p>\n As the reports say, the rise in fuel prices is pushing Indian citizens to cross borders and drive to neighboring Nepali towns for refilling their vehicles\u2019 fuel tanks at a lower price.<\/p>\n As a result, Nepali towns in proximity to Indian states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are witnessing a sudden rise in new arrivals from India.<\/p>\n Some of them were even found to have carried back the fuel (petrol\/diesel) back to India to sell in the Indian market for Indian prices and gain profits.<\/p>\n According to the reports, there was almost 21 and 28 percent difference in the prices of petrol and diesel in Nepal\u2019s Kanchanpur District compared to the Indian State of Uttarakhand on September 18, 2018, showing a difference of nearly Rs 14 per unit.<\/p>\n This is making more Indians travel all the way to Nepal for its cheaper fuel, opening avenues for \u2018tank-fill tourism<\/a>\u2019 in Nepal.<\/p>\n While the situation is this, even the Nepali side is not complaining about this because of the profits that Nepali fuel stations are gaining through this activity.<\/p>\n