‘Detergent mistaken for salt’: 2 dozen students fall ill after mid-day meal in Bihar | Patna News
NALANDA: More than two dozen students fell ill after allegedly consuming a mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar’s Nalanda district on Tuesday.The incident took place at Middle School in Parasi under the Noorsarai police station area, following which the affected students were taken to Biharsharif Sadar Hospital,news agency PTI reported.Civil surgeon Dr Jay Prakash Singh visited the hospital and reviewed the condition of the students.He said all the children were out of danger, PTI reported.Principal Shailendra Kumar Singh said the mid-day meal, which comprised soybean rice, was supplied by an NGO as per the prescribed menu.Some students had already eaten when others complained that the food lacked salt.Locals claimed that the containers of salt and detergent powder had been kept at the same place in the kitchen and that the cook allegedly mistook the detergent for salt and added it to the food.Soon after eating the meal, several students complained of dizziness and started vomiting.They were initially given first aid at the school but were later shifted to Sadar Hospital after their condition failed to improve, officials said.Bihar rural development minister Shravan Kumar visited the hospital and met the affected students.He also spoke to doctors about their condition.Kumar said a detailed inquiry would be conducted to ascertain how the alleged lapse occurred during the preparation and serving of the mid-day meal.(With agency inputs)
