Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented the National Bravery Award to 18 children including Mamata Dalai and Pankaj Mohanta from Odisha.

The brave children were felicitated and conferred award at a function in New Delhi for their courageous acts.

Mamata Dalai, the 6.8-year-old girl from Kendrapara district, was awarded for her chivalry at her little age by saving her sister from a giant crocodile.

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She struggled to save her sibling Ashanti Dalai from a 5-ft-long crocodile after pulling her out from the pond on April 6, 2017.

Pankaj, the 13.11-year-old boy from Keonjhar district, had saved three women from drowning in the Baitarani River.

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All the National Bravery Award winners will also attend the parade as the special guests on the occasion of Republic Day on January 26.