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27 kids hospitalised as lizard found in mid-day meal at Bihar school

Over 27 children fell sick at a school in Bihar on Monday after they consumed mid-day meal in which a…

27 kids hospitalised as lizard found in mid-day meal at Bihar school

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Over 27 children fell sick at a school in Bihar on Monday after they consumed mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was found.

The incident took place in Bihar’s Jamui area and children of the school were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Four days ago, a snakelet was found in the food served to children at Rajkeeya Girls Senior Secondary School in Haryana.

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On finding the snakelet, the children were asked to stop consuming the meal, but unfortunately some students had already eaten portions of it.

Insects and rodents in mid-day meals are not new in Bihar.

In 2014, as many as 50 students complained of uneasiness after having the meal in which a dead lizard was found at a primary school in Raghopur near Naugachia.

In 2013, a total of 27 children at a government middle school in Rampur Bakhra village were hospitalsed after eating mid-day meal in which a dead lizard was found.

According to a latest survey by Public Affairs Centre, the state is in 18th position at the bottom of the table in 2017 Governance Index ranking.

(With inputs from agencies)

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