Lizard in breakfast? 35 students take ill after food poisoning in Ramayampet hostel

Students alleged that they saw a house lizard in the breakfast, which resulted in the incident

Medak: In yet another incident of sheer negligence in government hostel kitchens, 35 students of the Telangana Model School in Ramayampet fell ill after having upma for breakfast, with students alleging that they saw a house lizard in the food. However, with none of them having a mobile phone, they could not take pictures or videos, unlike the incident in the JNTU-Sultanpur the same day, where a video of a rat in chutney went viral.

With several students complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea, they were rushed to the Area Hospital in Ramayampet where they were undergoing treatment. The condition of all the students was stable, officials said. Some of the students who had the breakfast were examined at a nearby primary health centre, where they were found to be okay.

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This is the third such instance in the State in the last 24 hours. Apart from the JNTU hostel incident, 15 students were hospitalized when they fell ill after having the mid-day meal at a government school at Degam village in Bhainsa mandal of Nirmal district on Monday. The students had complained of stomach ache, diarrhea and vomiting after consuming lunch at the school. They were admitted to an area hospital in Bhainsa town. Eight of them were discharged after treatment, while the condition of the rest was stable. Parents had alleged that the staff of the mid-day meal programme was not providing quality food to the students and was cooking food in unhygienic conditions.