Mandya : Twenty-five students of the Morarji Desai Residential School at Sarangi in KR Pet taluk fell ill on Wednesday night, allegedly after consuming contaminated water.
He added that the residential school has 239 students, of whom 25 reported symptoms. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mysuru | Silver Rate in Mysuru | Bank Holidays in Mysuru | Public Holidays in Mysuru Stay updated with the latest Mysuru news.
Speaking to TOI , KR Pet BEO Thimmegowda said repair work was under way on the school’s borewell. It is suspected that some of the affected students drank borewell water directly, which may have caused the infection,” he said. “All the students are out of danger, and we have once again instructed them to consume only boiled or filtered water,” he said.
The students developed vomiting and other symptoms and were immediately shifted to a hospital for treatment. All of them have since recovered and returned to the residential school. He directed officials to ascertain the cause of the illness, conduct an inquiry, and submit a detailed report. some of those affected were suspected of having consumed water directly from the borewell Although students had been instructed to drink only filtered or boiled water. “There was repair work related to the borewell, and students had been clearly instructed to consume only filtered or boiled water. Download the TOI App.
KR Pet MLA HT Manju visited the school on Thursday and enquired about the students’ health.