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Bengaluru: Students to take public transport awareness campaign to metro stations

Around 80 students and 20 teachers from Knowledge Plant Academy (KPA) will distribute smiley badges and display placards at 10 Namma Metro stations in Bengaluru on Thursday (November 12) as part of a campaign encouraging the use of public transport.

Updated - November 11, 2026 09:03 pm IST - Bengaluru

The campaign, scheduled from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., will cover Baiyappanahalli, Nallurhalli, Mysore Road, Whitefield (Kadugodi), Kadugodi Tree Park, J.P. Nagar, Jayadeva Hospital, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Vidhana Soudha), Yeshwanthpur and Mahatma Gandhi Road stations. | Photo Credit: File photo

Around 80 students and 20 teachers from Knowledge Plant Academy (KPA) will distribute smiley badges and display placards at 10 Namma Metro stations in Bengaluru on Thursday (November 12) as part of a campaign encouraging the use of public transport.

The academy said the initiative, organised on the occasion of Children’s Day, aims to promote sustainable transport and environmental awareness among the public.

The campaign, scheduled from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., will cover Baiyappanahalli, Nallurhalli, Mysore Road, Whitefield (Kadugodi), Kadugodi Tree Park, J.P. Nagar, Jayadeva Hospital, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (Vidhana Soudha), Yeshwanthpur and Mahatma Gandhi Road stations.

Bengaluru: Students to take public transport awareness campaign to metro stations

The students will carry messages such as “A little thank you from little hearts” to acknowledge commuters who use the Metro and contribute to reducing road congestion and air pollution in the city.

Published - November 11, 2026 08:08 pm IST

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