Jharkhand: Over 100 schoolgirls fall ill after drinking water from plastic storage tank
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More than 100 girls at a residential school in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district fell ill allegedly after drinking water from an overhead plastic storage tank, The Indian Express reported on Monday.
The incident took place at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Kharaundhi block, which has about 300 students.
On Friday, the girls reported symptoms including stomach ache, vomiting, dizziness and weakness and were taken to hospital.
The district administration said that about 100 students were affected, the newspaper reported.
However, Garhwa Deputy Commissioner Pashupati Nath Mishra later said that about 77 girls had been admitted to hospital. He said on Saturday that while most had been discharged, five or six remained under observation and were out of danger, IANS reported.
A preliminary inquiry found prima facie negligence by the school management, prompting the district administration to suspend the school warden, a full-time teacher and a cook, The Indian Express reported.
Kharaundhi Block chief Abha Rani alleged that many girls were forced to drink hot water stored in the overhead plastic tank during the intense heat.
She also alleged that the school premises and kitchen were unhygienic, meals were not being served according to the prescribed menu and that a power outage linked to Muharram had left students without drinking water on Friday.
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