Fear of nearby deity bars menstruating girls from using bridge, studies hit

To avoid temple, Dailekh girls either use a broken bridge or miss classes, and the school fines them for absence.

Fourteen-year-old Kabita Singh Thakuri of ward 6 of Athbiskot Municipality in Dailekh district is a 10th grader at Chiltada-based Chandika Secondary School in ward 9 of Panchadewal Binayak Municipality of Achham district. She has been absent in class for around 50 days since mid-June.