Bajura local government seeks religious leaders’ help to stop child marriage

A local unit in the district has reached out to temple priests and astrologers to help them raise awareness among the local people about the malpractice.

Budhinanda Municipality in Bajura district has started mobilising religious leaders to stop child marriages in its settlements. Child marriage is practised widely in Budhinanda Municipality, where, according to the data of the municipal office, 61 couples under the age of 20 got married in the last three years.