30 govt high school students fall ill after taking mid-day meal in Telangana

Hyderabad: At least 30 students of Maganoor Government High School fell ill shortly after taking mid-day meal in the school premises in Narayanpet district of Telangana.

The students of Zilla Parishad High School, Maganoor fell ill on Wednesday.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy directed the District Collector to take strict action against the responsible and suspend the officials concerned immediately if they found dereliction of duty, an official release said here last night.

The CM, who inquired about the health condition of the students, instructed the officials to provide better treatment immediately.

Reddy also instructed the CMO officials to immediately conduct a probe and find out the reasons which led to this incident and submit a report to him.

He warned that such incidents should not be repeated and alerted the Collectors of all the districts.

The Chief Minister made it clear that the government will not compromise in providing nutritious food to the students and strict action will be initiated against those responsible if such incidents happen anywhere in the state.