Children were given dinner in the school hostel. Then a dead lizard was seen in the vegetable served to a child. Seeing this, other children eating food started vomiting.
झारखंडः पाकुड़ के रेसिडेंशियल स्कूल के खाने में छिपकली गिरी, जहरीला खाना खाने से 125 बच्चे बीमार
More than 125 children fell ill after consuming poisonous food in Pakudiya of Pakur district of Jharkhand. Sick children have been admitted to Pakudiya Community Health Center and Rampurhat in West Bengal for treatment. The incident took place at Sido-Kanhu Murmu Memorial English School, Pakudiya.
Children were given dinner in the school hostel. Then a dead lizard was seen in the vegetable served to a child. Seeing this, other children eating food started vomiting.
After this, the health of the children gradually started deteriorating and after that the school management took immediate action in the matter and 42 of the sick children were admitted to the Primary Health Center Pakuria for treatment, while 86 children were admitted to the Government Hospital of Rampurhat, Bengal. Was admitted for treatment at night itself.
After receiving information about the incident, District Civil Surgeon Dr. Mantu Kumar Tekriwal and Headquarters DSP Baijnath Prasad also reached the hospital.
Regarding the matter, District Immunization Officer SK Jha said that the condition of all the children under treatment is better. There is no need for danger. Most of the children complained of vomiting, after which they were given necessary medicines. Many children had not eaten food and they also started vomiting after seeing other children vomiting.
After the case, the entire medical team was deployed so that the entire situation could be dealt with. The school management has been asked to be careful while cooking food and to check it before serving it. All the children will get well soon.