PNS|Paderi
As many as 60 students of upper primary school at Kona village in Makkuva mandal fell ill after having a mid-day meal and they were shifted to the PHC on Wednesday.
According to official sources, the students had their lunch served under the mid-day meal at the school. Sometime later they developed vomiting and some of the students complained of dizziness.
The students were taken to the Primary Health Centre at Makkuva where they were treated. The officials were making arrangements to take some of the students to Parvatipuram and Saluru hospitals for better treatment.
Knowing that students fell ill after having a mid-day meal, a large number of parents and relatives of the students rushed to the school. A student told the media that they were fed with egg and biryani which were not properly cooked. The revenue and health officials rushed to the hospital to monitor the health condition of the students.
