Over 57 Children Fall Sick After Having Mid-Day Meal In Madhya Pradesh, Hospitalised

Madhya Pradesh health department official Vikram Singh said all the children are out of danger and currently under observation of doctors.

Bhopal: Nearly 57 children on Tuesday fell sick after eating their mid-day meal in a government school in Dindori in Madhya Pradesh, an official told news agency PTI. A teacher of the school said that a girl student spotted a lizard in the lentils on her plate while having mid-day meal.

“As many as 57 students fell ill after having their mid-day meal. They complained of vomiting and abdominal pain, and were rushed to a nearby hospital,” LS Paraste, a teacher at the Government Middle School in Keolari under Samnapur block, said.

On the other hand, health department official Vikram Singh said all the children are out of danger and currently under observation of doctors.