A total of 166 students of Melkaaranai Government High School near here who took mid-day meal served in the school on Wednesday were admitted to the Mundiyambakkam government medical college hospital after they complained of giddiness and stomach pain.
As news spread, parents rushed to the school and took up the matter with the headmaster, Ananthanarayanan.
Students were taken to the hospital in ambulances. Sighting of a lizard in the meal is said to have caused them nausea.
On information, Collector V. Sampath rushed District Revenue Officer R. Brindadevi and Deputy Director (Health) R. Meera to arrange for treatment.
On the inputs from the two officials, the Collector placed the organiser of the mid-day meal centre, Lakshmi, and her assistant, Ambika, under suspension for not observing rules for hygiene.
Dr. Meera said the condition of the students stabilised soon after admission to hospital, and they weredischarged after an hour of observation.
Food samples collected from the mid-day meal centre were sent to the public health laboratory at the Kallakurichi government hospital.
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