Child marriage, teen pregnancy exacting heavy toll on Bajura girls

Efforts to curb child marriage ineffective due to deep-rooted traditions, local officials say.

An 18-year-old girl from Muktikot village of Sappata region in ward 1 of Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality got married two years ago. A grade 10 student at the time, she quit her studies and soon became a mother. Her daughter is now nine months old.