Eminent geographer-regional planner Jayant Kumar Routray, who has retired from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok as Professor of Regional and Rural Development Planning and Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management in the Department of Development and Sustainability School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) has been given the rare honour to become Professor Emeritus till the rest of his life.
Prof Routray would be the first Odia and among few Indians to don the prestigious status in the premier international institute of Asia, which is well-known for technology, planning and management world over.
Prof Ray, who is a resident of Bhubaneswar and has been staying here after retiring from AIT recently, will receive the formal title of Emeritus Professor at the 130th AIT Graduation Ceremony to be held at Bangkok on December 14.