Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the passing away of Padma Shri awardee scientist and Director of Institute Of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Ajay Parida.
“Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Padma Shri awardee scientist and Director of Institute Of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Ajay Parida. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family members and friends in this hour of grief. Om Shant”, the CM tweeted.
Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Padma Shri awardee scientist and Director of Institute Of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar Ajay Parida. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family members and friends in this hour of grief. Om Shanti.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) July 19, 2022
Parida died of a heart attack at Guwahati. He had gone to Guwahati to attend a conference. He was 58 years old.
He is a native of Jajpur District and was conferred the Padma Shri in 2014 for his contribution to the field of Science and Technology.
Earlier, he had also worked with the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation Chennai.