India, Oct. 8 -- The Delhi government will mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel with a two-month-long campaign titled "Sardar@150" and beginning October 31, announced Education Minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday.

As part of the celebrations, 150 students from 15 educational districts will participate in the "National Unity Water Pledge." These students will carry water from the Yamuna River to 25 major rivers across the country and bring back water from each to offer at the Sardar Patel statue at Patel Chowk. This collected water will be used in a ritual ceremony led by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Patel's birth anniversary. A documentary film on the campaign will also be screened during the ceremony.

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