Overview
- Fifty-four students from the BC Welfare Boys Hostel in Dharmavaram were admitted to the Gadwal Government Hospital after falling ill following Friday's dinner.
- District Collector B. M. Santhosh said 32 students were released Saturday morning and indicated 22 more could be discharged by afternoon.
- Authorities cited eggs and cooked vegetables, including cauliflower and cabbage, as suspected sources, with samples to be tested if available.
- The district administration directed Tahsildar inspections of welfare hostels to shift from twice a month to weekly visits.
- The hostel’s sanctioned capacity is 140 with 110 students present that night, and a Food Safety Committee reportedly tastes meals before serving.