At least 50 Children Fell ill after Consuming their Mid-day Meal

At least 50 children fell ill on Saturday after consuming their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar’s East Champaran district, officials said. According to district officials, some students have found parts of a dead lizard in their meal.

At the Fareedpur primary school in Kharik block falling under Navagachia railway district here, the children were served a meal of rice, pulses and a green vegetable shortly after which they began to complain of vomiting, diarrhoea and palpitation, Block Development Officer Sudhir Kumar said.

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The hospital’s superintendent R C Mandal said it was a case of food poisoning and all the 18 children were out of danger but they would be kept under observation overnight.