A wall a metre away from the escalator at the Mantri Square station, that was inaugurated in 2014, is splattered with red stains. Bengaluru: The Metro station at Mantri Square on Sampige Road, Malleswaram, is already plastered with notices warning commuters not to deface the station. Commuters seem to care two hoots about spitting gutka, pan masala and other chewable stuff right inside the stations and around the Metro pillars. While the east-west corridor of Namma Metro has eased travel woes for lakhs of commuters, the stations seem to be getting dirtier by the day. "There have been times when I have tried to stop people from spitting on walls and littering.

Source: Times of India June 12, 2016 21:35 UTC