In Chhattisgarh’s Durg district, 28 students in a government primary school fell ill after having ‘chikki’, a sweet snack, which was being distributed as a part of the Mid-day meal scheme. The children were immediately admitted to the hospital where they were kept under observation for some time before being discharged. The incident took place on Wednesday in Koliyapuri village.

District Education Officer (DEO) Pravas Singh Baghel said that soya made chikki were offered to at least 137 students of Classes I to V and out of the 28, belonging to Grades 3 and 4, later complained of abdominal pain and vomiting.

The doctor said that after a preliminary medical assessment, 20 of the 28 students were discharged, while the others were kept under observation for a bit before being sent home. Now, the health condition of all the students is normal.

According to an official statement, a preliminary report by the Block Education Officer on the issue suggested that the children were given chikki in excess, which caused the illness.

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According to the statement, samples of chikki provided by the state’s seed corporation, on the other hand, have been sent to a laboratory for testing. Meanwhile, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, who visited the hospital to inquire about the students’ conditions, said that an investigation into the incident has been ordered and that further action will be taken after the report is received.

This is not the first time that the students have fallen ill and are hospitalized due to the meal served in the government school. Earlier, a class 6 student died and over 60 children were hospitalised allegedly after eating mid-day meal at a government middle school in Nawadih village in Koderma district.

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