Mid-day meal tragedy: 35 students fell sick in Balaghat school yesterday.
In a fresh incident of India’s mid-day meal tragedy 35 students have fell ill eating food offered by primary school in Madhya Pradesh state.
The incident took place at the Bhandi village school on Friday. Students started complaining of stomach ache and vomiting after eating ‘poha’ served by the teachers as mid-day meal. Immediately the sick were rushed to district hospital.
Official said the admitted children are out of danger.
All the students are aged between 5 and 10 years. The food served had tobacco-like smell.
The Block Education Officer, Tehsildar and senior officers reached to the school to probe the matter. Samples of food served and drinking water have been sent for testing to find out the reason of food poisoning.
Earlier this month 23 students died in Chhapra, Indian state of Bihar, eating contaminated mid-day meal.
In a related incident in another government sponsored primary school in Bihar fifty students fell ill eating mid-day meal.