LUCKNOW, Oct. 4 -- As implementation of new traffic patterns at Hazratganj and Burlington have indirectly brought an end to child beggary at these two major intersections in the Uttar Pradesh capital, the district administration has now directed its team towards main markets of Lucknow to make them free from child beggars.

"The 10 markets that have been identified are Aminabad, Hazratganj Janpath, Lekhraj, Patrakarpuram, Bhootnath, Bangla Bazar, Gole Market/Nishatganj, Kapoorthala and Charbagh. Our team has already started working in these markets. Due to Navratri and Durga Puja, it did not gain momentum. Now the festival is over and Diwali is more than two weeks away, we plan to take some concrete steps to free or reduce child beggars f...