Inter Village Kabaddi Tournament kicked off at the Hadamdih village close to Burnpur organised by the CSR Department of IISCO Steel Plant along with Burnpur Untied Club (BUC).
In this grand event, sports enthusiasts poured in a large number to witness the opening ceremony of the 5th Inter-village Kabaddi Tournament which was inaugurated by Pradeep Sahay, ED (P&A) in presence of a large number of senior officer and representatives of the employees union.
The tournament will see 22 teams belonging to villages in the periphery of IISCO Steel Plant of Burnpur clashing with each other in the qualifying rounds to make way for the grand finale to be held on March 19, officials informed.
The Inter-village Kabbadi and Football tournament organised once a year now constitutes the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) enduring legacy. The impact of its activities is already perceptible and village teams have been completely transformed. Players with potential now get assistance and more importantly a platform to showcase their talent by means of CSR organized sports. The tournament is an ideal platform for players from in an around villages of Burnpur to hone their skills and talent.
Our efforts have started yielding results. We will continue to extend support to budding talents through whatever means possible, said Pradip Sahay overwhelmed at the enthusiasm of the players.
It is the result of our efforts that two players from these villages were selected in the state level and inter school state level tournament last year, informed GM(CSR&PR) Rakesh Gupta on the occasion. Happy and satisfied at all this Somnath Ghosh, DGM (CSR) said that it is good to see these boys play with a desire to learn from various situation and conditions.