The Lumbini Province Police Office, Dang has initiated a campaign for prevention and minimisation of child marriage in the province.

The Province Police has launched a 15-day campaign beginning today for minimizing under-age marriage, informed Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Raj Kumar Baidawar, at Province Police Office, while citing the phenomena has been reported widely throughout the province in recent days.

According to SSP Baidawar, all the police offices in 12 districts of the province will reach out to targeted groups and run programmes aimed at prevention and control of child marriage, effective implementation of the existing laws against child marriage through joint collaboration with the general public, local levels, media, civil society and the stakeholders.

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