In Kanchanpur, the District Administration Office has encouraged the nine local levels of government to initiate a special campaign to bring down the use of Chhaugoths, menstrual huts, following the death of a woman, Kamala Damai, due to a snake bite that she incurred after staying in a Chhaugoth. There is a threat of a Rs 10,000 fine for the failure to clear up the huts within 15 days, but local leaders say such deep-rooted culture is very difficult to get rid of, and the locals tend to build up the huts again out of sheer superstition.
DAO Kanchanpur Calls For Special Campaign to Dismantle Chhaupadi
