Siliguri, 08th February: The 25th Inter Slum Sports Competition commenced under the aegis of Siliguri Municipal Corporation and Urban Poverty Elevation (U.P.E.) Cell.
The competition was inaugurated by Ashok Bhattacharya, Mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation. Former Indian cricket player Shiv Shankar Paul and former National Table Tennis Champion Kasturi Chakraborty were present during this period.
The Mayor said that a total of 4,500 boys and girls of 100 slums participated in the competition. He maintained that the main objective of the SMC was to bring the talents of young boys and girls into the limelight.