Why are buses important for a city? A Pune-based organisation, Parisar for Sustainable Urban Mobility Network (SUM Net), has invited artists across Maharashtra to create and showcase their work to inspire citizens and influence changemakers to understand the role of bus-based public transport for safer ecosystems.

The best work will win a cash prize and be presented before state cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray. The contest is a part of the LakhKo50 bus campaign by SUM Net India which presses for the basic requirement of at least 50 buses per lakh of population. The deadline for submitting artworks is July 25.