Brief
Odisha woman’s organs donated after brain‑stem death, cremated with state honours
The state government honored Durgabati Rout with a guard of honour after her organs were donated.
By Felo News Desk · Published
According to newindianexpress.com, Durgabati Rout, a 44‑year‑old resident of Brundabanpur village in Gondia block, Dhenkanal district, suffered a fall in her bathroom on Saturday night, lost consciousness and was declared brain‑stem dead.
She was taken to the district headquarters hospital, then referred to SCB in Cuttack, but her family moved her to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar before shifting her to Utkal Hospital, where she remained for four days and died on Thursday.
With her family’s consent, her kidney and liver were harvested for donation. The state government, noting the donation, granted her a full state‑honour cremation on Friday, attended by Dhenkanal ADM Ramesh Chandra Sethi, Additional SP Suryamani Pradhan, block officials and a contingent of armed police who provided a guard of honour. A large crowd gathered when her body reached Brundabanpur.
Key facts
- Durgabati Rout, 44, died of brain‑stem death after a bathroom fall. (newindianexpress.com)
- Her kidney and liver were donated with family consent. (newindianexpress.com)
- She was cremated with full state honours in her village on Friday. (newindianexpress.com)
- Dhenkanal ADM Ramesh Chandra Sethi and Additional SP Suryamani Pradhan attended the cremation. (newindianexpress.com)
Sources
- [1] newindianexpress.com — originally reported as “Odisha woman’s kidney, liver donated after brain stem death; cremated with full state honours”
