Eminent geologist Dr Manmohan Mohanty passed away at his residence here on Thursday.
Dr Mohanty was a former Head of the Geology Department of Utkal University.
The Nimapara College Geology Department’s Plus Two and Plus Three courses were started in guidance of Dr Mohanty.
local MlA Samir Ranjan Dash, BJP leader Pravati Parida, Congress Puri district president Satyabrata Patra, Naba Nirman Parishad president Dillip Nayak, educationist Rajkishore Rath, Rajkishore Sabat, Pranab Swain, Manas Swain, Subrat Mohanty and Nimapara Press Club and Bazaar Committee members mourned Dr Mohanty’s death.