Padma Shri awardee and noted organic farmer Kamala Pujari dies at 74

Padma Shri awardee and noted organic farmer Kamala Pujari died on Saturday after suffering from kidney-related ailments, CMO sources said.

She was 74, and is survived by two sons and two daughters.

Pujari, who was admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack two days ago with



kidney-related ailments, breathed her last on Saturday morning. She was being treated by a four-member medical team.

She was brought to Cuttack from Jeypore District Headquarters Hospital after her condition deteriorated.

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death.