Noted social worker from Odisha Swarna Mishra was felicitated by Dredging Corporation of India Chairman-cum-Managing Director Capt. D.K. Mohanty here on Wednesday evening. Ms. Mishra was appreciated by the CMD and people from Oriya community for her contribution in taking care of the needs of the senior citizens of Bhubaneswar and its surrounding areas. Apart from various service activities, she trains women with poor financial background on how to work as caregivers for the elderly persons. Capt. Mohanty said Ms. Mishra, secretary of voluntary organisation Sushrusha, had taken up several welfare measures for the underprivileged and the poor.
He also spoke about the contributions of late Dillip Mishra and Ms. Swarna Mishra for the development of Paradip Port and for enriching the the port township.