Bengaluru, July 25 -- There is a story behind Metro Feeder Bus 314A/1, launched on July 19 by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to serve the residents of Kaggadasapura and CV Raman Nagar. And the moral of the story too: when people get together, they can get things done.

It took 400 signatures from citizens concerned and three months of hustling the power that be before the long-awaited bus materialised. The campaign started in 2024, said Shachi Pathak, a resident of Kaggadasapura who led it.

"To get that 400 signatures was not easy, but it was easier than my first civic campaign to rejuvenate Kaggadasapura lake. Now, I understand how to go about these things: persuasion is the key," said Pathak.

Pathak, who has been ...