Kathmandu, 25 December: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) has decided to dismantle all the 'Chau Goth' prevailing in some of the districts in the Far-Western region in the light of disparity against women.The 'Chau Goths' are small huts made for menstruating women away from their houses in the name of 'Chaupadi', an ill-practice criminalized by the government. The MoHA issued the directives to the District Administration Offices in Jumla, Kalikot, Mugu, Humla, Dolpa, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Salyan among others districts to coordinate efforts among the community, local level and police to bring down such huts.
People's News Monitoring Service