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DAILY PIB SUMMARY

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18,Sep,2017

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1. PM congratulates P.V. Sindhu on winning Korea Open Super Series title
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Badminton Player P.V. Sindhu on winning Korea Open Super Series title .

2. For Generations of our Fellow Citizens, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh has remained A Living Legend, says President
In his message, the President has said, “I am extremely saddened to learn about the passing of our great and cherished air warrior and Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC.
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh was a hero of World War II and won our nation's gratitude for his military leadership in the War of 1965. He served the nation with distinction and was the first and only officer of the Indian Air Force who was honoured with the five-star rank as Marshal of the Air Force.
For his services and achievements, he was honoured with numerous awards including the Padma Vibhushan.

3. Dr. Mahesh sharma participates in ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa Abhiyaan’ in Noida
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, today participated in the ‘Swachhta Hi Sewa Sbhiyaan’ and kick started the campaign for the 4th ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ being observed by the Ministry of Culture (MoC) and its 43 organisations.
‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ is being observed during 16th September to 30th September, 2017 to spread awareness about the need and importance of cleanliness in all the domains.

. 4. Swachhata Hi Seva Hits a Highpoint on Seva Divas – People Driving the Movement
A volunteer group in Delhi called We Mean To Clean planted 600 ecologically valuable trees in Delhi. Earlier they transformed a slum in Kirti Nagar, Delhi. Swachhata Hi Seva is fast becoming a movement that the people themselves are running.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the nation during his recent Mann Ki Baat address to dedicate the last few weeks of September towards Swachhata Hi Seva, an initiative to pay a real tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti.

5. Sail Supplies 80 Per Cent Steel for Sardar Sarovar Project
Once again partnering in one of the most prestigious and important national projects, SAIL supplied around 85,000 tonnes of steel (TMT) for the entire Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd. (SSNNL) project, which comprises all the canals throughout Gujarat, which are connected to Narmada River and Dam. Sardar Sarovar project is the second largest concrete gravity dam (by volume) and has the world's third largest spillway discharging capacity.
The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam built on Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat, which will benefit four Indian states namely Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Rajasthan.
A part of the Narmada Valley Project, it will help in irrigation and electrical power supply. It is a part of a large hydraulic engineering project involving the construction of a series of large irrigation and hydroelectric multi-purpose dams on the Narmada river. One of the 30 dams planned on river Narmada, Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is the largest structure to be built. The project will irrigate more than 18,000 m2 (190,000 sq ft), most of it in drought prone areas of Kutch and Saurashtra. The total installed capacity of the power facilities is 1,450 MW.

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