Naveen Condoles Demise of First Odia Woman ISRO Scientist Dr. Susama Panigrahi

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the sad demise of renowned Odia scientist Dr. Susama Panigrahi, who passed away on Sunday.

Dr. Panigrahi, the first Odia woman scientist of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), had made immense contribution to the study of remote sensing having direct relevance in the areas of disaster management, cyclone, flood and crop management.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grieve over the death of the scientist.

ସୁଖ୍ୟାତ ବୈଜ୍ଞାନିକ ସୁଷମା ପାଣିଗ୍ରାହୀଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଇସ୍ରୋର ପ୍ରଥମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ମହିଳା ବୈଜ୍ଞାନିକ ଭାବେ ସେ ଅର୍ଜନ କରିଥିବା ସୁନାମ ସର୍ବଦା ଅକ୍ଷୁର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରହିବ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 19, 2020

Dr. Panigrahi was born October 17, 1952 at Aska in Ganjam district. She completed her Masters in Botany from Berhampur University in 1974. After completing her Ph.D from IIT Kharagpur in 1982, she joined ISRO, Ahmedabad as a scientist in 1983.