Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) In yet another incident of food poisoning in a government-run school in Telangana, as many as 21 students were taken ill in Narayanpet district on Tuesday.
The latest incident occurred at Maganoor Zilla Parishad High School.
The students complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming the mid-day meals. They were rushed to the Government Hospital at Maganoor.
This is the second incident at the same school in less than a week. Around 50 students had taken ill after consuming the mid-day meal served to them on November 20.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has taken serious note of the incident and directed the district Collector to conduct an inquiry and take action against those responsible.
School Education director E. V. Narasimha Reddy had suspended the headmaster, Mandal Education Officer and mid-day meals in-charge. The authorities had also cancelled the contract given to an agency for supplying mid-day meals.
However, despite the action taken by the authorities, the school was rocked by another incident of food poisoning.
The state has seen a series of such incidents in recent months in government-run schools, especially residential schools and hostels.
A 16-year-old student of tribal welfare residential school succumbed on Monday, nearly a month after falling critically ill due to food poisoning.
C. Shailaja was one of the 60 students who had taken ill at the residential school at Wankidi in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on October 30.
The students complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after having dinner at the school. They were all shifted to a nearby government hospital.
As the condition of three female students including ninth-class student Shailaja was critical, they were shifted to Hyderabad and admitted to NIMS. While two students recovered and were subsequently discharged, Shailaja’s condition remained critical and she finally lost the battle for life.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has blamed the state government for the death of the student and demanded Rs 50 lakh compensation for her family.
BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao said every month food poisoning in residential schools is claiming the lives of three students.
BRS leader K Kavitha alleged that since the Congress-led government took power in Telangana, 42 students have died from food poisoning in government schools. She blamed the poor quality of meals served in these schools for the tragic deaths.
–IANS
ms/uk
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
