Dead lizard found in midday meal; 80 children fall sick

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• Dec 28, 2021 | Deleted

Digital Desk: In a school in Karnataka, atleast 80 students fell sick after consuming a midday meal in which a dead lizard was found. The incident took place in Haveri District of Karnataka. 

A dead lizard was reportedly found in sambhar that was served to the Government Primary school students of Venkatapura Tanda. The children fell sick after consuming the midday meal. All of them have been rushed to the government hospital in Ranibennur town. 

According to sources in the education department, the condition of two of the children is stated to be "critical." The rest 78 students have recovered after initial treatment. Eyewitnesses had told authorities that when a midday meal was being served to the students at the school, one of the boys was served sambhar with a dead lizard.

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On seeing the lizard, the boy alerted others and immediately started vomiting. Soon, other students also started to fall sick. As a result, the district administration has directed the authorities to take appropriate action on negligence by the school authorities.