11 Engineering students in Bihar fall ill after finding 'snake' in canteen food
Banka: In a startling case of unhygienic food being served to unsuspecting consumers, food containing pieces of the body of a snake was allegedly served to a group of students in the canteen of a government engineering college in Banka, Bihar, resulting in 11 students falling ill and being hospitalized.
The incident reportedly occurred at dinner time, when the students were served food at the college canteen and the students noticed what appeared to be pieces of snake in the food. About 11 students, who experienced symptoms of nausea and vomiting, were immediately taken to a local hospital.
A photo of a scoopful of the canteen food, with the suspicious substances that look like pieces of a snake, has caused a huge uproar on social media.
The college administration has taken immediate steps to resolve the issue and strict actions ensued on the canteen food contractor, reports stated. The administration has also made it mandatory for the principal and staff to eat with the students at the canteen on all days.
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Karnataka plans 100-acre aqua park to boost fishing sector
Bengaluru: Karnataka is planning to set up a 100-acre integrated aqua park aimed at promoting fishing. The proposed park will offer end-to-end facilities, including fish farming, storage facilities and sports fishing.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Sunday, a senior official from the Karnataka Fisheries Department said the aqua park is part of a concept introduced by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The idea is to develop hubs that support the entire fishing value chain from fish seed production and feed to processing and market access.
According to the plan, the aqua park will include nine major facilities like farming of fish food, generating of fish seeds, development of fish seeds, fish farming, cold processing units, development of ornamental fish for aquariums, well-equipped market, fish transport facilities, and sports fishing.
The fisheries department has shortlisted three locations for the project, Byndoor in Udupi, Malavalli in Mandya and Almatti in Bijapur. One of these locations will be finalised based on land availability, after which a Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared and sent to the Union government for approval.
“We have received proposals for three locations. All of them have water bodies close by and hence there is a demand for fishing. However, space is the main criteria. If we are able to get 100 acres, we will go ahead and prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to be submitted to the central ministry,” DH quoted Dinesh Kumar Kaller, director, Karnataka fisheries department as saying.
At Malavalli, near Gaganachukki, around 75 acres of land has been identified and a request has been sent to the Revenue Department. The revenue department has said that the land belongs to the forest department and talks are on. We are also looking at other locations, Kaller reportedly said.
As per the report, at present, only 11 states have an aqua park approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Karnataka is confident that its proposal would also be accepted soon.
