225 RGUKT students taken ill due to suspected food poisoning

Kesali Apparao, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, inspected the mess and directed the RGUKT officials to submit a report on the alleged food poisoning in the next three days.

Kesali Apparao, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR), visited the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) or IIIT Basara, Srikakulam campus, to conduct an inquiry into the reported food poisoning on the campus.  

The SCPCR Chairman inspected the mess and directed the RGUKT officials to submit a report on the alleged food poisoning in the next three days. Students fell ill after having breakfast in the hostel mess on Friday. They complained of stomach ache and vomiting and were shifted to various hospitals, including the campus dispensary, government, urban and primary health centres. Though the exact cause of illness is yet to be known, the students said that they fell ill after consuming half-cooked chapati and potato curry.  

Special medical team to stay on RGUKT campus for 5 days 

Apparao said at least 225 students fell ill with alleged food poisoning according to their primary inquiry. Few of them were in RIMS hospital and all are stable. They will continue the medical camp on campus for the next three days. As per the New Indian Express, District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO) Dr BMeenakshi said, “Special medical team will stay on the campus for the next five days. We have inspected the mess and collected the samples to ascertain the reason for the illness.”  

Not the first case 

Earlier also in July 2022, nearly 500 students of RGUKT were taken ill due to suspected food poisoning. The students were treated locally, while some were shifted to Nizamabad for better treatment. 

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