Overview
- The incident at the Government Senior Secondary School in Sanawada, reported Saturday, began after students drank from an open tank and developed itching and red rashes.
- Reports differ on the scale, with Hindustan Times citing about 16 affected while PTI says 13 were hospitalised.
- Students were taken first to a local facility in Sanawara and then referred to the district hospital at Barmer Medical College for precautionary care.
- Doctors and district officials said all the children are stable and under observation.
- Authorities collected water samples for laboratory testing and ruled out the mid-day meal because it had not been served.