Drive ahead of Commonwealth Games
Drive ahead of Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games host city Delhi has sent back to their respective states as many as 200 beggars, the government said. Efforts were on to detain another 600 beggars before the October Games.
The Capital is reportedly home to over 60,000 beggars, and getting them off the streets is proving to be a cat and mouse game for the authorities. The Tahirpur beggars ufffd?T home, with a capacity for 1,200, is under renovation. Toilets are being readied for more beggars as the drive is intensified. The anti-begging drive is focussed in areas such as the New Delhi railway station, Connaught Place, India Gate and Khan Market.
