The first batch of 17 students from Karnataka, who were stranded in Ukraine, landed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Sunday, Feb 27, 2022. (Photo | Ashishkrishna HP, EPS) 
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Karnataka to provide free bus rides to people returning from Ukraine

Karnataka government has decided to offer a free travel ride by KSRTC bus from the nearest airport to their native places in the state.

ANI

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Monday decided to provide free bus travel to people, who land in the state's airports from war-torn Ukraine, to their destinations.

Shivayogi C Kalasad, Managing Director, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), said, "Considering the plight of our people returning from Ukraine, especially the student community, it is decided to offer a free travel ride by KSRTC Bus from the nearest airport of disembarkation in Karnataka, to their native places in within the state."

"All Nodal officers within Karnataka State Airport and KSRTC concerned DCs to coordinate properly to ensure the same," he said in a statement.

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