Food poisoning at tribal welfare hostel: Chief Minister Naidu directs action against staff, seeks report by February 9

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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. | Photo Credit: File Photo

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has called for a afloat study by February 9 (Monday) connected the incidental of nutrient poisoning successful a tribal boys’ payment hostel astatine Devarapalli successful Polavaram district, and has ordered that due attraction beryllium taken of the inmates who person fallen sick.

Taking banal of their wellness information connected Sunday, Mr. Naidu said the District Collector should instrumentality departmental enactment against the officials and unit of the Tribal Welfare Departments acrophobic for dereliction of duty. He wanted the information of the students to beryllium monitored continuously and regular updates beryllium fixed to the CMO.

Also, helium instructed the officials acrophobic to acceptable up a peculiar aesculapian campy astatine the hostel to surface the remaining students, and nutrient and h2o samples collected for testing.

Officials told the Chief Minister that 92 students had taken sick aft having meal connected Saturday (February 7) morning. They had vomiting, tummy pain, fever, and diarrhea, and that the affected students were admitted to the country hospitals successful Maredumilli and Rampachodavaram.

Published - February 08, 2026 07:13 p.m. IST

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