Alipurduar, 07th January: The 17th Biswa Dooars Utsav began with great zeal and celebration at Alipurduar Parade Ground on Saturday. The festival will continue till January 17.
The fest kickstarted with a grand procession which was taken out from Alipurduar BM Club ground today. Crowds of people, including the elders, from different parts of the district, were present in this procession. North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha, Minister Bulu Chik Badaik, Alipurduar District Magistrate Surendra Kumar Meena and others were present at the inauguration ceremony of the Biswa Dooars Utsav.
More than 600 stalls have been set up in this festival. People from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh have also put up various stalls.