Patna, (Bihar Times): Floods in Bihar has a unique fall-out. The number of girls joining the flesh trade, according to a survey done by an NGO, has shown an upward trend.

On the pretext of providing jobs in theatres, orchestra, beauty parlours, local dance groups, circus, bars etc hundreds of such girls have been
pushed into flesh trade. These girls are lured by false promises and have to face various forms of mental and physical exploitations.

Sonepur fair has always been known for the nautch girls and theatres. This year many such young girls have found their way into the Asia’s largest cattle fair.

Bhoomika Vihar, a Katihar-based NGO has made a rough estimate of those missing girls. It is at present running community safety net in more than 80 villages of Katihar and Kishanganj districts. They found that most of the
cases of missing girls at these villages have not been
registered. Not only girls even male child trafficking from the area is on the rise.

Earlier this year the Vihar has launched Beti Bachao Andolan (Save Daughters Movement). The Kosi-Mahananda region is often notorious for trafficking of girls and this year their number has risen further. Because of
abject poverty many women are engaged in the cross-border smuggling too.

According to Arun Kumar of Bhoomika Vihar very few cases have so far been reported about the number of missing girls in the post-flood weeks. Only six cases have been reported from Purnia, nine from Araria, 10 from Kishanganj and five from Katihar.