Fuel sellers on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border look to cash in on price gap between states

The huge variation in fuel prices in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is allowing the petrol bunk operators along the border to cash in on the opportunity.

While some are putting up sign boards highlighting the price advantage Andhra motorists receive by filling their vehicle fuel tanks at their bunk in Karnataka, some went further ahead, distributing pamphlets in the nearby towns and villages of AP.

One such pamphlet by a Bharat Petroleum outlet operator at Kempapura (a border village near the Kolar Gold Fields) even came with a route map to the pump on the other side.