More than 100 children in an ashram school located in Shahpur reported sick after suspected food poisoning on Wednesday afternoon, January 31. This ashram school is set up by the tribal development department in the tehsil.
A health officer from the Shahapur hospital said more than 250 students are studying in this school, and 109 of them ate the food. Of the total, 63 were girls amongst those who fell sick.
The tribal project officer of Shahapur has ordered an inquiry into the incident that occurred at Sant Gadgebaba ashram school at Bhatsai, about 64 km from Thane city.
Officials said initially 25 to 30 students complained of stomachache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea after eating lunch, which comprised pulao and gulab jamuns, supplied by a donor. But the number gradually increased to 70 and later to 109, and all of them were admitted to the government hospital at Shahapur.
According to the information received from the tehshil office, the lunch was provided by a family at Washind as part of shradhha or death anniversary in the family.
Almost all of them are completely fine now. They are undergoing treatment at the Shahapur hospital, and action will be taken against the guilty, said official.
Shramjeevi Sanghatana, an NGO, has lent its support to the children’s families.
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