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District Collector Pavankumar G. Giriyappanavar honoured the household of Vyoma Priya, an eight-year-old miss from the city, who was posthumously conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar for bravery past year.
Vyoma Priya’s parent Archana Sivaramakrishnan, begetter T. Balachander and elder sister Vasudha Priya showed the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar medal and the citation to the Collector. They carried a representation of Vyoma Priya. Ms. Archana had received the grant from the President of India Draupadi Murmu connected December 26.
Vyoma Priya mislaid her beingness portion trying to prevention a child, Jiyans Reddy aged six, during an electrical mishap successful the children’s park of their gated assemblage successful Coimbatore connected May 23, 2024. A damaged underground powerfulness cablegram had electrified the metallic steps of a descent successful the park, causing electrical daze to Jiyans Reddy. Vyoma Priya, who was talking with a person successful the park, besides suffered daze from the steps erstwhile she rushed successful to prevention the boy.
“The unrepaired cablegram and bedewed crushed intensified the current, making her last enactment of redeeming Jiyans a heartbreaking illustration of courageousness and selflessness,” stated her illustration successful the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awardees’ authoritative list.
The assemblage astatine the Republic Day celebrations astatine VOC Grounds lauded her bravery with large applause arsenic the maestro of ceremonies work retired the selflessness enactment of Vyoma Priya.
