57 Students Fall Ill After Having Mid-Day Meal In Madhya Pradesh School

Fifty-seven students fell ill after having their mid-day meal in a government school in Dindori in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, an official said.

A girl student spotted a lizard in the lentils in her plate, said LS Paraste, a teacher at the Government Middle School in Keolari under Samnapur block in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori.

"As many as 57 students fell ill after having their mid-day meal. They complained of vomiting and abdominal pain, and were rushed to a nearby hospital," he said.

Health department official Vikram Singh said all the children are out of danger and currently under observation of doctors.

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