Nizamabad: 30 girl students of KGBV Bheemgal fall sick

At least 30 girls at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Bheemgal fell ill due to suspected food poisoning on Monday night

Nizamabad: At least 103 girls at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), Bheemgal fell ill due to suspected food poisoning on Monday night. Collector Rajeev Gandhi Hanumanthu has ordered a probe into the incident.

According to reports, the students consumed contaminated food as dinner in their hostel mess, following which they experienced symptoms like vomiting, diarrhoea, and stomach ache. The hostel staff rushed them to the Nizamabad Government Hospital around 1 am, where they are undergoing treatment.

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The collector, who visited the hospital in the morning, enquired about the health conditions of the girls and directed hospital Superintendent Dr. Pratimaraj to provide the best medical services.

The collector informed that the condition of all the girls admitted to the government hospital was stable. “All students are out of danger. They are being provided the best treatment. They should recover soon,”he said. As per preliminary investigation it was found that the students fell ill due to contaminated food, he said, adding that disciplinary action would be taken against personnel responsible for the incident.

A team of officials have been sent to the hostel to check the water source, quality of food supplied, the area where food was stored and prepared, to ensure that cleanliness and hygiene were maintained in the hostel campus, the collector said.