Dumka: A total of 107 students of the Pakudiya-based Sido Kanhu Murmu Memorial Residential School fell ill after having dinner at the hostel on Wednesday.Pakur deputy commissioner (DC) Mrintunjay Kumar Baranwal said, Most of the children developed symptoms of food poisoning soon after having their meal on Wednesday night. A student found a lizards tail in the vegetable served for dinner and raised an alarm. Many students had taken the meal by then. They soon showed symptoms of food poisoning, including vomiting.The district administration transported the affected kids to a local community health centre, from where the critically ill students were shifted to a hospital located at Rampurhat in West Bengal. All children have been released, he added.Pakur civil surgeon Dr Mantu Kumar Tekriwal confirmed the incident.DC Baranwal added, We will take appropriate action against the school management. The officials of the district administration inspected the campus and found the tail of a lizard in the meal served to the children.School owner Stephen Marandi admitted that the lizard was found in the vegetable served to a child. A few children, seemingly scared after spotting the lizard, started vomiting. All the affected belong to the junior section. There was a lapse on the part of the cook.We also published the following articles recentlyGuide gets record of gecko lizard without knowing itA gecko lizard species called Giris geckoella (Cyrtodactylus varadgiri) has been recorded for the first time in the Pench Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, India. The lizard was photographed by a guide who was unaware of its significance. The species, endemic to India, is nocturnal and terrestrial, living in dense leaf litter on the forest floor. The discovery will be included in the reserves management plan. The Pench Tiger Reserve has also signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Forest Management to collaborate on research and training in wildlife and forestry.Worms found in midday meals supplied to Ponda school kidsSchools in Ponda taluka, Goa, reported the presence of worms in midday meals provided by the Utkarsh Womens Self-Help Group. The group supplied pulao with soya bean chunks, and the worms were found in the soya chunks. Some students had already eaten the contaminated food. The Food and Drug Administration collected samples for testing, and an inquiry report will be submitted. Until then, students will be provided with dry snacks instead of cooked meals. Parents are demanding strict action against those responsible for the negligence.Kids getting midday meal with worms is food monitors lapseThe Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called for an inquiry into the worm-infested mid-day meals provided to schools in Ponda taluka. The commission has demanded action against those responsible and a report to be filed within 30 days. The commission stated that this incident showed the irresponsibility of those involved in monitoring the meals and called for serious action. Guidelines require schools to procure quality ingredients and have the meals tasted by members of the school management committee before serving them to children. Mandatory testing of food samples is also required to ensure nutritional standards are met.

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