Surendra Thakur, an agricultural advisor working at the Block Agriculture Office in Bachhwara block headquarters, Begusarai district, passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital in Begusarai. He had been ill for a long time. The news of his demise brought a wave of grief among the staff of the Block Agriculture Office and his family members.

Surendra Thakur assumed charge as an agricultural advisor at the Bachhwara Block Agriculture Office on February 21, 2011, and was serving in Bachhwara Panchayat. His ancestral home was in Maranchi village, Bachhwara Panchayat.

Following his demise, a condolence meeting was organized at the Block Agriculture Office premises. During the meeting, agricultural coordinators, agricultural advisors, BTMs, ATMs, and farmers observed a two-minute silence to pay their respects. Agricultural advisor Suresh Rai stated that Surendra Thakur's passing is an irreparable loss to the agriculture department. He described Surendra Thakur as an honest, hardworking, and experienced staff member who, despite his illness, continuously worked for the farmers in his field. The condolence meeting was attended by agricultural staff members Ramanuj Pandit, Amit Kumar, Arvind Kumar Singh, Swati Kumari, Surendra Rajak, Pankaj Das, Sunil Kumar, Gopal Kumar, Mohammad Ali Akbar, Mohammad Imtiaz Alam, and farmer Yogi Rai, among many others.