Over 60 students hospitalised in Telangana after eating dinner
Hyderabad (PTI): Over 60 students of a state-run Girls Residential School in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana were hospitalised with complaints of vomiting and other symptoms after having dinner and 50 of them were subsequently discharged, officials said on Sunday.
As many as 64 students at the residential school at Uyyalawada fell ill after consuming dinner on Saturday night and were admitted to the government hospital, and their condition is stable, they said.
The students were hospitalised with symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache and 50 of them were discharged after treatment, a health official said.
Curd was not fully fermented at the time of consumption by the students and it is suspected to be the reason for the students to fall ill as per preliminary reports, they said.
An inquiry will be taken up in connection with the incident, the officials said, adding that samples of food items and drinking water were sent for testing. Based on the report, the exact reason for the incident would be known and necessary action will be initiated accordingly, officials added.
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Karnataka govt seeks agency to manage rural drinking water units: Minister
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state government is working to appoint an agency to manage clean drinking water units in rural areas.
The state Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister was responding to a question by Hirekerur MLA U B Banakar in the legislative assembly.
"In the rural areas of the state, many clean drinking water units have been set up under corporate social responsibility (CSR) grants, including contributions by MLAs and MPs, and handed over to gram panchayats. After the maintenance period, problems have arisen in keeping these units operational," Priyank said.
He added that a proposal has been made to award a maintenance contract to one of the country’s reputed drinking water unit manufacturing companies, but so far, no companies have come forward to take up the work.
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"The government is continuing its efforts and will resolve this problem soon," he said.
On a query regarding fluoride content in water, the minister said water quality testing is being conducted monthly in all zilla panchayats.
"Laboratories have been opened for this purpose. Around 6.5 lakh water samples have been tested across the state, and water testing kits have been provided to villages," he added.
