Eminent physician and first BMC Mayor Dr Jagannath Mohapatra has been honoured with the Chandraprava Smriti Seva Samman by the Associated Media Foundation.
While film producer Bijot Progya Tripathy was honoured with the Chandraprava Smruti Sahitya Samman, stage artist Vaswoti Basu felicitated with the Chandraprava Sanskruti Samman and social worker Rita Patra with Prabasi Odia Samman.
The all received the awards at a colorful function organised at the Press Club of Odisha on March 14.
The awards are given in memory of Chandraprva Patnaik, who had sacrificed all comforts to help the suffering and the deprived without any financial aid from Government and private agencies.
Justice (retired) AS Naidu, RS member Sasmit Patra and administrator Bishnuapada Sethi graced the event as guests.