Awareness campaign on child marriage held in Bargur hills
An awareness campaign regarding the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was held in the Bargur hills of Erode district. The event, organized by local colleges and a social welfare group, included a door-to-door survey to identify the root causes of child marriage in the region.
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Addressing child marriage is critical for improving health, education, and human rights outcomes in rural communities.
Awareness campaign on child marriage held in Bargur hills left A door-to-door field survey to identify the reasons for child marriage was conducted at Kongadai village in Erode district in Tamil Nadu on Friday. https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/njhihp/article71616891.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/9870_23_10_2026_15_7_4_1_IMG_20261023_WA0019.JPG HANDOUT_E_MAIL Erode, Tamil Nadu, 23/10/2026: A door-to-door field survey to identify the reasons for child marriage was conducted at Kongadai village in Erode district in Tamil Nadu on Friday. Photo: Special arrangement / The Hindu ERODE An awareness campaign on child marriage was organised jointly by Erode Arts and Science College and Service Unit for Development Activities in Rural (SUDAR), a social welfare organisation, at Kongadai, a hill village in the Bargur hills, here on Friday (October 23). The camp highlighted the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, the consequences of child marriage and the legal action that could be initiated against those involved.
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