TMC students: Food poisoning scare: 40 TMC students and teachers hospitalized after lunch incident |

Thane: Forty students and one teacher of Municipal School 88 in Agasan, Diva have been inducted Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial HospitalKalwa after they complained Food poisoning Symptoms after consumption Lunch served at school on Thursday.
Local activists shared images claiming a dead lizard was found in a utensil used to serve lunch. They claimed this was the possible cause of the food poisoning, although municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao said a detailed investigation had been launched and the Food and Drug Administration has collected samples of the allegedly contaminated food. Gajanan Godhepure, deputy municipal commissioner, said a show-cause notice has been served on the contractor. Adarsh ​​Mahila Mandala self-help group for women.
The incident was reported around 2 pm after students in the morning group complained of nausea and stomach ache after eating khichdi for lunch. Initially, 24 students from classes V to VIII complained of unwell following which a team of pediatric experts from Kalwa CSMM Hospital rushed to the school and examined around 100 students, of which 41 were referred for admission along with a teaching staff. said Dr. Rakesh Barot, Dean, CSMM Hospital, Kalwa.
Rohidas Munde, an official of Shiv Sena UBT, Diva, blamed the administration and demanded strict action against the contractor and civic officials. A police case was initiated against the contractor
This is the second such incident in recent times. Last month, 42 students of Sahyadri School in Kalwa complained of food poisoning after consuming mid-day meal.