Overview

• More than 60 girls at the Uyyalawada state-run residential school were admitted to Nagarkurnool government hospital on July 26 with vomiting, diarrhoea and stomach ache.
• Preliminary health reports point to under-fermented curd as the suspected cause and samples of food and drinking water have been sent for laboratory testing.
• The Telangana Human Rights Commission took suo moto cognisance of the media coverage and ordered a detailed account of health outcomes, treatment and preventive measures.
• District officials have launched formal inquiries, suspended the food contractor and are weighing disciplinary action against hostel staff over hygiene lapses.
• School attendance has fallen as anxious parents withdrew children and authorities have barred outsiders and outside food from the Gurukul campus.