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Students of Zilla Parishad Secondary School in Koutala, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, staged a road protest after being served worm-infested mid-day meals. Following the incident, the headmaster was suspended for negligence.

Students of Zilla Parishad Secondary School in Kumram Bheem Asifabad staged a road sit-in after being served contaminated food containing worms at Koutala mandal centre. Carrying plates of the food, they raised slogans against the school management and boycotted classes.

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Sources said 15 more students took ill after consuming contaminated dinner at the hostel, on Saturday. Forty-five students fell sick on Thursday and Wednesday.

Students allege that food was being cooked in unhygienic conditions, while drinking water was not protected with water tank getting cleaned monthly once

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Of these 40 per cent are children under 5, already at a higher risk of malnutrition and mortality due to unsafe food