The dynamic Chief Medical Officer of PPT retires. Posted on July 8, 2012 by admin
Dr.Nikhil Kumar Mohanty Dr.Nikhil Kumar Mohanty, the Chief Medical Officer of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) hospital and one of the best opthalmologist of India retired from his Port Trust services on 30th June 2012. After achiving 6th position in Pre university science examination of Utkal University and after passing from the SCB medical college in April 1976, he joined PPT on 03rd May 1976 as a Medical Officer cum Assistant Surgeon . Thereafter he did not look back. With his hard work and dedication, Dr.NK Mohanty was promoted to an Eye Specialist, Deputy Chief Medical Officer and finally promoted to Chief Medical Officer in August 2002. He performed more than 10000 eye operations in PPT hospital as well as various eye camps in and out of Paradip during his 36 years of service. During his tenure, the PPT hospital achieved its glory including PPT fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). He had introduced free of cost eye and cataract operations of poor and needy people of the nearby villages at Paradip under Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapada districts. He always made himself available for various eye camps, medical camps conducted by Sri Sathyasai Seva Organisations, Lions and Rotary Clubs. He has been volunteering his expertise and his services every year at the Sri Sathyasai Superspeciality hospitals at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi and Whitefield, Bangalore as part of his contributions to the society following the teachings of Sri Sathyasai Baba, his revered Guru. During his service career in the Port, he was lured by many private hospitals to join them with attractive remunerations and perks which he had declined. Dr.Mohanty being honoured at Sri Sathyasai Seva Samithy by Sri Sathyasai Trust, Odisha convenor, Antaryami Pattnaik Now with his retirement, many villagers who were benefited with their treatments in his hands, are disheartened as they were treating Dr.NK Mohanty as a living god. Every day, the eye department of the PPT hospital was witnessing thick crowd of patients waiting to be examined by the hands of Dr.Mohanty. Now the crowd has gone thin. Various organisations including Sri Sathyasai Seva Samithy, PPT Officers Association, PPT Hospital staff honoured him before his retirement. He was an honest, kind hearted person loved by all section of people. After the retirement from PPT Dr.NK Mohanty is likely to dedicate himself in the Mobile Hospital project of Sri Sathyasai Seva Organisation, Odisha for which he is travelling to Puttparthi shortly. http://www.paradipdiary.com/the-dynamic-chief-medical-officer-of-ppt-retires/
