As many as 70 students have fallen sick after consuming mid-day meals at a government school in New Delhi on Friday. According to the information, the incident was reported from Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya School Durgapark, Sagarpur.
The health of students started deteriorating after drinking soya milk in the mid-day meal. Following this, they were immediately taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. According to the Delhi government, all students are stable now.
Delhi police issues statement
In a statement, the Delhi police said that a PCR call was received at Police Station Sagarpur regarding vomiting by around 70 students of classes 6th to 8th after having a mid-day meal at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya School. "On spot school authorities stated that after mid-day meal students were given Soya Juice which caused pain in the stomach and vomiting. The crime team was called to the spot and remnants of the food & juice were seized. Puri Subji was served in mid-day meal after which Soya juice was served to students of class 6th to 8th," the police stated.
"When the students complained about pain, further distribution of food and juice was stopped. All students are stable as of now. An FIR will be registered under the appropriate section and an investigation will be carried out," the police further added.
Show cause notice to the mid-day meal provider
As the incident came to light, the Delhi government issued a show cause notice to the mid-day meal provider and asked for a reply within 24 hours. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government also said that strict action will be taken against those who are at fault. The government further said that a warning has been issued to all mid-day meal providers in the national capital.
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