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Nashik boy awarded Bal Puraskar for swimming from Elephanta Caves to Gateway
Updated On: 24 January, 2022 09:31 PM IST | Nashik | PTI
The youngster, who has been honoured with Limca Book of Records 2017, National Award 2018 for the empowerment of Divyang people, Wonder Book of International Record 2018, District Award 2020 and World Record India awards earlier, was hailed by state Food and Civil Supplies Minister and Nashik district guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal
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Fourteen-year-old Swayam Patil from Nashik in Maharashtra was on Monday conferred the Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2022 in an event attended via video link by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Swayam was honoured for swimming the 14-kilometre distance from Elephant Caves to Gateway of India in four hours and nine minutes.
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