Koraput: Padma Shri Kamala Pujari was admitted to the district headquarters hospital in Koraput on Sunday evening. She is suffering from fever and loose motion.
Pujari had also been admitted to the hospital last month but had returned home after recovery. She has been kept in a separate cabin at the hospital. She is likely to be shifted to Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital if her condition worsens.
Pujari, a tribal woman of Patraput village in Koraput, had been awarded Padma Shri for her contribution in the field of agriculture. Her passionate initiatives to preserve traditional rice varieties in the tribal heartland were first recognised by the Swaminathan Commission.
