By Express News Service
T’PURAM/ALAPPUZHA: The well being and schooling departments on Saturday launched separate probes into the incidents through which over 50 college students in three districts fell unwell allegedly after consuming the noon meal. At least 53 college students from two colleges in Kayamkulam and Uchakkada in Thiruvananthapuram and an anganwadi at Kalluvathukkal in Kollam sought therapy for meals poisoning on Friday and Saturday.
While General Education Minister V Sivankutty directed division’s director Okay Jeevan Babu to conduct a probe and file a report, Health Minister Veena George tasked meals security commissioner V R Vinod with the investigation. The girls and little one growth division director will probe the incident on the anganwadi.
On Friday and Saturday, 18 college students of Kayamkulam Town UP School obtained admitted to the taluk hospital with vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration. Most of them got medicines and discharged. Doctors stated the scholars’ situation was secure. Following complaints by dad and mom, well being officers inspected the college, however didn’t discover something suspicious.
“The school has 602 students, of whom 593 had the midday meal on Friday. Of them, 18 fell ill. We served rice, sambar and pea roast. Each item was purchased from authorised outlets of government agencies,” stated Kayamkulam municipal councillor Nadarsha S. He stated the scholars who fell sick could also be those that ate meals gadgets from exterior.
Health dept officers seal storeroom of anganwadi
Health officers collected meals and water samples from the Kayamkulam college as directed by District Medical Officer Jemuna Varghese. At Uchakkada LMSLP School, close to Vizhinjam, 375 college students out of 420 had the noon meal on Friday. The headmistress stated 31 kids complained of nausea, fever and headache and sought therapy after 10pm. Four of them had been admitted, however had been discharged the identical evening. Health officers, meals security officer and Balaramapuram sub-district schooling officer visited the college. The storeroom was sealed after samples of rice and chili powder had been taken for testing. The sub-district schooling officer has directed the college droop tutorial actions for 5 days.
Meanwhile, 4 youngsters on the anganwadi in Kalluvathukkal complained of nausea and confirmed signs of diarrhoea after having midday meal on Friday. All of them got therapy and their situation is secure. Following complaints, police visited the anganwadi and sealed the storeroom had been rice and pulses had been stored.
Sivankutty stated he’ll maintain a dialogue with meals and civil provides minister G R Anil on Monday to make sure a fool-proof system of supplying good high quality rice, pulses and greens to all colleges. He additionally directed schooling division officers and college authorities to pay extra consideration whereas getting ready lunch in colleges.
