Another major food poisoning case at Telangana govt school; 31 students in hospital

This is not the first time that incidents of food poisoning at government-run residential and educational institutions in the state have emerged.

Yet another case of food poisoning has erupted in Telangana’s government-run school. 31 students of a minority residential school in Kumaran Bheem Asifabad district have fallen ill. After having dinner on Monday, the students of the residential school for boys in Kagaznagar town complained of stomach ache and vomiting.

Soon the incident started attracting local media persons to the school, but the staff did not allow them to enter the premises. The staff tried to shift the students from the rear door. Police reached there and shifted the affected students to the hospital in their vehicles.

District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Prabhakar Reddy said the condition of the students was stable. He ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Officials said it appeared that due to the shortage of staff, rice was not washed before cooking.

Students said that they had complained to the principal about insects found in the food which was served to them, but no action was taken.

This is not the first time that incidents of food poisoning at government-run residential and educational institutions in the state have emerged.

Anti-corruption activist Vijay Gopal suspects a conspiracy behind the series of incidents.

"Hard to believe that all these are accidents anymore, with so many instances, occurrences and whatnot? Are we giving C-grade quality food or services at government schools, so 100% of citizens can be moved to private? Is this some kind of a strategy?" he tweeted.

A recent study by an NGO revealed that 1,100 students in government-run schools suffered food poisoning in 2022.

According to Kota Neelima, director of the Institute of Perception Studies, lizards, frogs, earthworms and insects were found in the food served to students.

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