Chhaupadi criminalisation faces a big challenge in implementation. But, new female leaders vow to change

In the Himalayan villages of Bajura, most of the women still live in cowsheds as the chhaupadi system continues.

Bannigadhi Jayagadh rural municipality of Achham has been declared free of chhaupadi as the government has already criminalised the system of keeping women outside the house during their periods. Yet, the women here are still forced to stay in the sheds during their menstruation.