<p>People living in Andhra Pradesh, just beyond the border villages in Mulbagal, prefer Karnataka as the drought conditions in Andhra Pradesh are far worse than in Kolar district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“There is no rain, borewells as dry and as a result there are no crops to harvest. We are facing a severe drought”, said brothers Anjanappa and K Narayanappa, who hail from Alkuppam, the village just beyond Mulbagal border.<br /><br />The brothers are the head of a 10-member family. They own a five-acre land, in which they have cultivated tomatoes, chillies and beans in a small part. The rest of the land is <br />barren.<br /><br />The brothers still hope for rain and, in the meantime, manual work from Mulbagal all the way to Bangalore sustains them.<br /><br />Whatever little vegetables they grow is sold in N Vaddarahalli market of Mulbagal. But largely they have to depend on labour work.<br />Uncared for<br /><br />They said that the Andhra Pradesh government has not bothered about the people in the border villages. The citizens are like orphans and are neglected, they added.<br /><br />Their village which lies along National Highway 4 has about 70 houses and a population of about 300 people. The village has a severe water crisis and the borewells have gone dry. <br /><br />The borewell which they sunk a few decades ago has gone dry and the pump has remained silent for several years now.<br /><br />The village is 53 km away from Kolar, where there is also a drought situation. Mulbagal also faces a water problem, but the brothers feel that Karnataka is any day better than their village in Andhra Pradesh border.<br /></p>
<p>People living in Andhra Pradesh, just beyond the border villages in Mulbagal, prefer Karnataka as the drought conditions in Andhra Pradesh are far worse than in Kolar district.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“There is no rain, borewells as dry and as a result there are no crops to harvest. We are facing a severe drought”, said brothers Anjanappa and K Narayanappa, who hail from Alkuppam, the village just beyond Mulbagal border.<br /><br />The brothers are the head of a 10-member family. They own a five-acre land, in which they have cultivated tomatoes, chillies and beans in a small part. The rest of the land is <br />barren.<br /><br />The brothers still hope for rain and, in the meantime, manual work from Mulbagal all the way to Bangalore sustains them.<br /><br />Whatever little vegetables they grow is sold in N Vaddarahalli market of Mulbagal. But largely they have to depend on labour work.<br />Uncared for<br /><br />They said that the Andhra Pradesh government has not bothered about the people in the border villages. The citizens are like orphans and are neglected, they added.<br /><br />Their village which lies along National Highway 4 has about 70 houses and a population of about 300 people. The village has a severe water crisis and the borewells have gone dry. <br /><br />The borewell which they sunk a few decades ago has gone dry and the pump has remained silent for several years now.<br /><br />The village is 53 km away from Kolar, where there is also a drought situation. Mulbagal also faces a water problem, but the brothers feel that Karnataka is any day better than their village in Andhra Pradesh border.<br /></p>
