In Bihar, a plate of woe
Contaminated food served in Bihar's midday meal scheme continues to pose health risks for students. Recently, 150 children fell ill after consuming a meal that allegedly contained a dead baby snake. The incident has raised concerns among parents, leading them to provide alternative meals for their children.
- ▪On May 7, up to 150 students in Bihar's Baluaha village were hospitalized after consuming contaminated food.
- ▪The district administrator suspended two teachers and nine cooks following the incident.
- ▪Parents are increasingly worried about the safety of the midday meals, prompting them to send food from home.
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Instances ofcontaminated food served to children under the government-mandated midday meal in Bihar no longer make the media’s big-font news. Their regularity numbs the reader into indifference.On May 7, up to 150 students of a government middle school in Bihar’s Baluaha village, in Saharsa district, fell sick and were hospitalised. The children had allegedly spotted a dead baby snake in their watery dal. They were treated at a government hospital and the local Primary Health Centre.The district administrator suspended and lodged an FIR against two teachers and all the nine cooks of the school. Bharat Kumar Singh, who functions as both the Block Education Officer (BEO) and Block Development Officer (BDO) of Mahishi, says it is the overall responsibility of the staff to make checks.
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