In view of Mahashivaratri festival on March 8 and weekend days on March 9 and 10, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has made arrangements to operate 1,500 extra buses from Bengaluru to various places. The buses will operate from March 7 to 10. Later, special buses will be operated from various intra and inter-State places to Bengaluru from March 10 to 11, according to KSRTC.