`Adopt a slum` campaign gets Amritraj advantage |
The second edition of the slum daud (run)m starts on June 24 from Cross River Mall in Shahdara in Delhi and will end on July 29 with a marathon at Talkatora Stadium. There will be 11 slum marathons in total during the second phase. The `Adopt a Slum` campaign will involve groups like NSS, public schools, RWAs, NGOs, rotary clubs etc. indian sports minister Vijay Goel himself has adopted Indira slum of Timarpur area. The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan has adopted slums across 11 districts and will work for their overall development with young volunteers. The first edition of the run was held in May. It is part of the `Adopt Slum Campaign` of the youth affairs ministry. This would enable to gather the youth and know about their skills and ideas. It will organise mini-fests in slums with the themes of Swachhta, Digital India, Beti Bachao Beti Padao etc, according to Goel. Speaking at the curtain raiser, world tennis star Amritraj said that Indian youths have tremendous potential to bring changes in the society and must work tirelessly to hone their skills and work for nation building; sports is something that entices the youth and they must take it up as a career too.
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