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48
students fall ill after having mid-day meal
Thursday July 14, 2011 08:03:15 PM,
IANS
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Kurukshetra:
Fortyeight school students in this Haryana district fell ill after
having contaminated mid-day meal Thursday, health officials said.
The incident happened in two government-run primary schools in two
villages - Doda Khedi and Gobindgarh, a health official said.
"After eating the food, students started complaining of vomiting
and dizziness," he said.
"At least 48 students were immediately rushed to the nearest
hospital. Ten students were administered glucose while others were
discharged," he added.
"We have sealed the food sample and sent it to the laboratory for
testing. If we find any kind of contamination, then strict action
will be taken against the guilty," the official said.
Mid-day meal is supplied in over 100 government schools here by a
local NGO.
Sources in the district administration said an official found a
dead lizard in the food and thereafter schools were told not to
serve the food.
"However, this information could not reach the schools of Doda
Khedi and Gobindgarh. Students ate contaminated food and fell
ill," said a district administration official, on condition of
anonymity.
Under the Mid-day Meal Scheme, free lunch is provided in
government schools.
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