Deaths and rapes continue to happen every year in Achham where the camp is located. Stakeholders in the district conduct a campaign to remove the habit of camping during incidents, but there is also a series of non-regular ones going on.
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On the night of August 12, 38-year-old Nim Khanal and 7-year-old Kavita Bhandari of Barla, Panchdeval Vinayak Municipality-8 of Achham, who were hanging on their tripal during menstruation, died after being hit by a stone. 36-year-old Ratnakala Bhandari was seriously injured. She is still undergoing treatment.
Deaths and rapes continue to happen every year in Achham where the camp is located. Stakeholders in the district conduct a campaign to remove the practice of camping during incidents, but there is also a series of non-regular ones going on. After the death of a woman and a girl who were camping in Barla, the stakeholders of Achham have decided to start the campaign again on Sunday.
The meeting attended by the heads of 4 municipalities and the chairmen and representatives of 6 rural municipalities of Achham has decided to activate various mechanisms. The meeting held at the district administration office gave special emphasis to end the discrimination against menstruating women and the custom of staying in the shed. The meeting concluded that the program will be conducted by giving priority to the issues of health, education, sanitation, safe housing and women, children, poor and disaster-affected communities. The
meeting has decided to increase the campaign through district level social sector development director and coordination committee, municipality level coordination committee and ward level committee. It has also decided to go into implementation in collaboration with security agencies, health organizations and various organizations. For this, arrangements have been made for the participation of heads, deputy heads, presidents, vice presidents and representatives of related agencies from district to local level.
It has been decided to hold a meeting with the heads of all 10 local levels in the District Level Social Sector Development Director and Coordinating Committee and work on issues related to menstruation and other social issues. Chief District Officer Anand Saru said that the main role of this committee is to remove all kinds of discrimination based on menstruation and maintain zero tolerance for decent menstruation. "It has been decided to make the local level more responsible for the formulation and implementation of necessary policies, plans, and programs in the field of social development," said Prazia Saru.
The head of Sanfebagar municipality, Rajendra Kunwar, said that the police and public representatives will go to the campaign to demolish the encampment in Achham, and the locals will not participate in the demolition of the enclave. Even though the encampment has been demolished, incidents are still happening when Tripal is hanging. It is appropriate to conduct conversion classes by conducting various programs at the school level," he said. We have already decided to deprive those who wear chau during menstruation from the services and social security provided by the municipality.
The head of Panchdeval Vinayak Municipality, Ambika Chaane, said that the chau custom could not be ended because people's representatives, employees, teachers, leaders of political parties, who are the leaders in the society, are living in the house. "People's representatives, teachers and employees have shelters in their homes. Can it be said that they are not conscious? Who will break the heart of such people?'' The mayor said, 'Legal action should be taken against them. Now we will run a district-wide campaign through this committee.'
