Mysuru, June 15 -- Over 1,600 teenage pregnancies put Health Officials on alert

After tackling the scourge of child marriage, the Mysuru District Administration is now grappling with a rising concern: Adolescent and teenage pregnancies.

Mysuru district alone has reported as many as 1,603 such cases recently, making it the highest among the five districts in the old Mysuru region.

According to Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) statistics, of the 1,603 reported cases in Mysuru district, five girls were just 14 to 15 years old, 15 girls were aged 15 to 16, 23 were 16 to 17, 124 were 17 to 18, and the largest share - 1,436 - were 18 to 19 years old. The data has alarmed the Health Department, given the severe health risks associated with...