India resumed fuel supplies to Nepal through its Raxaul border after agitating Madhesis called off their nearly five-month-long blockade on Monday.<br/><br/>Obstruction by protesters was removed from the main 'Maitreyi' Bridge connecting the two countries.<br/><br/>Of the total fuel consumption in Nepal, 70 per cent fuel is supplied through this transit route.<br/><br/>Indian Oil Corporation's Raxaul depot loaded 3 lakh litres of petroleum products into Nepal Oil Corporation tankers and sent them to Nepal.<br/><br/>As the demonstrations eased at the transit route from Friday, Nepal Oil Corporation appealed to Indian Oil Corporation for uninterrupted supply of oil through the Raxaul border.<br/><br/> <br/><br/>The blockade had caused much hardship to the general public as they were faced with acute shortage of petroleum products, cooking gas, medicines and other essentials.<br/><br/>