104 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal in Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, at least 104 students of a zila parishad-run primary school in Palghar district were hospitalised yesterday after they consumed mid-day meal food. Over 50 students of the school at Kasa Budruk village complained of severe stomach ache, nausea, giddiness and other health problems immediately after eating the packed food.

Vikramgadh tehsildar Suresh Sonawane said, nearly 280 students of the ZP school at Kasa Budruk in Palghar



district were served the food under mid-day meal scheme. After being alerted about the situation, local police as well as the revenue and health department officials arrived at the school.

The district health officer SB Gaikwad said, as a precautionary measure, the authorities took all the 280 students to Kasa Rural Hospital for medical checkup. While 104 affected students were hospitalised, others were discharged after medical examination.