For the next two months, Hyderabad city will be free of the usual spectacle of thousands of beggars seeking alms on the footpaths and the busy road junctions.
As part of the ongoing city beautification drive launched in view of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, the city police has prohibited begging on the city roads.
The ban imposed under the Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code will continue from November 8 till January 7.
Ivanka Trump, daughter of US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to address the GES which will be attended by thousands of delegates from all over the world.
later next month city will also play host to Telugu NRIs from all over the world who will be here to attend the world Telugu Conference from December 15.
Thousands of beggars including women, aged and young children, some of them physically challenged throng the public places, traffic junctions and the tourist places seeking alms.
Hyderabad city police commissioner Mahinder Reddy issued a notification warning that the violators will be liable to punished.
"Such acts (begging etc) are causing annoyance and awkwardness by exposing in an indecent manner to divert the attention of the vehicular traffic as well as pedestrians and public in general to induce them to give alms. These acts are dangerous to the safety of the vehicular traffic and public in general", the notification said.