Sanni Triveni-8 Mumra of Calikot has been declared a child marriage prohibited ward. With the slogan 'Don't talk about marriage, it hasn't happened for 20 years', a special ceremony organized in Mumra on Monday with the participation of stakeholders, parents, children and teenagers declared child marriage prohibited in the ward.
Village President Mohan Bahadur KC's chief hospitality, Municipality Vice President Parvati Singh Sanjyal, Advocate and Shubhkalika Rural Municipality Ex-President Khadanand Choulagai in special presence, the Ward President of Sannitriveni-8 declared child marriage prohibited with a commitment to ensure that no child marriage is allowed in the village Naula Singh Budha said.
'Child marriage is a legal and social crime,' he said. He said that until four years ago, 68 percent of child marriages were in Mumra, after campaigning with the help of organizations with plans, in March 2081, after finding less than 10 percent, the ward was declared child marriage prohibited.
Since child marriage has an adverse effect on children's education, health, nutrition, and protection, Sannitriveni Rural Municipality has launched a campaign to declare the municipality as a child marriage-free municipality within 2 years. Casey said. "The cycle of child marriage has made life a disaster," he said.
Vice President Sanjyal said that the municipality will invest for the education of teenagers after declaring the child marriage prohibited ward. Ward president of Sanni Triveni-1 Vaikunth Giri said that children should be active as activists against child marriage. Rangalal Devkota, chairman of Ward 3, said that child marriages will be socially boycotted.
In Kalikot, 50 percent of child marriages go to the district court for divorce cases, according to Khadananda Choulagai, former chairman of Shubh Kalika Rural Municipality.
Out of the 82 in Calicut, till now Tilagufa, Shubhakalika, 23 Wards of Raskot, Narharinath and Sanni Triveni have been declared child marriage prohibited, said Baliraj Shahi, Coordinator of the Empowered Girls Project.
