Former Athagarh NAC Chairman, BJD leader and social activist Pramatha Chandra Mishra passed away on Saturday. He was 64. Mishra was ailing for the last two years.
At his deathbed, wife Sanjukta Mishra, only daughter Debasmrita and other family members were present. Mishra was the NAC Chairman from 1992 to 1996. During his tenure, he carried out many developmental works in the town.
After getting information about Mishra’s demise, Athagarh MLA and Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain and other dignitaries visited his residence in Rathagada and paid their last respects. Later, Swain along with other prominent persons of the town carried Mishra’s body to the local graveyard for last rites.