Seva Diwas LIVE: PM Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar Dam to nation, reviews Statue of Unity project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 67th birthday seeking his mother's blessings and will be celebrating the day as Seva Diwas

IndiaToday.in  | Edited by Shraddha Jandial
September 17, 2017 | UPDATED 11:44 IST
Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns 67 today and the BJP has decided to celebrate it as Seva Diwas across the country.

Having began his day with his mother Heeraben's blessings, he will dedicate the 56-year-old Sardar Sarovar Dam, the foundation stone of which was laid by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,  in Gujarat's Kevadia district to the nation.

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