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Barmer Schoolchildren Fall Ill After Drinking From Campus Tank

Officials ordered lab tests on the school’s water, with results to guide next steps.

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.