Cuttack: Padma Shri awardee Kamala Pujari has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Cuttack again for kidney kidney-related ailment.
She has been admitted to the ICU of New Medicine ward of the premier hospital. She is suffering from Kidney Failure, urine infection and anemia. She was being treated by a team of doctors including Prof Jayant Panda, Prof Bijay Behera, Prof Aruna Acharya and Prof Ashok Mallik.
Cuttack Mayor Subash Singh visited her at the hospital and enquired about the health condition. He also discussed with the treating doctors.
Earlier in January, Pujari was also admitted to the SCB medical college after Jeypore district headquarters hospital referred her to Cuttack for better treatment.
In August 2022, she was diagnosed with kidney disease.
Pujari was awarded Padma Shri in 2019 for promoting organic farming and preserving over 100 varieties of indigenous seeds of different crops including paddy.
