JAIPUR: Around 16 students of a
primary government school fell ill in
Seenchdasar village of Sedwa Block in Barmer on Friday after
consuming milk distributed at school.
The students were taken to hospital. They were declared to be out of danger. They suffered from food poisoning after drinking
milk served by teachers as a part of the mid-day meal. Students started vomiting .
Chief district education officer Dalu Ram Choudhary, while talking to TOI, said that we are investigating the matter.
“Collector of the district has formed a committee to look into the matter and take action. Students were also served tea made with the same milk and they did not show any symptoms. However, after consuming milk they started vomiting. We will get into the details of it,” said Choudhary. This is second such incident in a week. On Tuesday, 46 children of a primary government school fell ill in Jhabkariya village of Bhilwara after eating mid-day meal.