Renowned environmental scientist and former state president of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad Dr A Achuthan passed away at 89. He was under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode for age-related ailments.
Achuthan was a faculty member at the Regional Engineering College (now National Institute of Technology), Calicut University, and the Centre for Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development.
He has also made a significant contribution to education, environment protection, science awareness, waste management, housing and traffic issues. Achuthan had served as a member of fact-finding panels like the Endosulfan Inquiry Commission and the Plachimada Public Inquiry Commission.