LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- The city now has seven task force teams that will monitor 19 major intersections as part of the "beggar-free" Lucknow campaign.

The teams were constituted by the district administration in collaboration with the women's welfare department, social welfare department, the municipal corporation and DUDA (District Urban Development Agency).

They counsel individuals (men, women, and children) found begging, discouraging them from this practice and connecting them with various government schemes to promote self-reliance.

As part of the ongoing effort, a team from the women's welfare department, Gudamba police station and civic officials removed individuals who had temporarily settled under the Tedhi Pulia bridge on Saturda...