Mr. Saumya Kanta Pattanaik, currently Principal at Agro-Polytechnic Centre, OUAT, Deogarh, holds an M.Sc. in Horticulture and qualified the NET in Vegetable Science. With experience in KVK and Agro-Polytechnic Centres, he has contributed significantly to horticultural education and extension under Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology.