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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Child marriages up in Odisha amid pandemic

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3 min read Last Updated : Nov 15 2020 | 5:33 PM IST

Child marriages were on the decline in Odisha. Then, the pandemic struck

The months-long lockdown starting March 24 to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic ended up devastating the livelihoods and income of the poor. The economy has not recovered to the pre-pandemic levels even after the lockdown was lifted. Besides economic hardship, the poor have been left feeling socially and psychologically vulnerable, which seems to have triggered a rush to get their children below 18, especially girls, married, say activists in Odisha. Read more here

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