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School staff ill after tasting midday meal

Published: 31 Jul 2013 - 01:47 am | Last Updated: 31 Jan 2022 - 01:29 pm

New Delhi: The principal, a servant and a teacher of a civic school here were admitted to hospital when they fell ill after tasting a midday meal cooked for students.

The incident occurred at the Nagar Nigam Prarthmik Sah Sikha Vidyalay in Delhi’s Rohini area Monday afternoon.

Principal Usha Mehta, the teacher and a servant had tasted the food, which was cooked by an NGO. Soon after, their faces started swelling. They were rushed to Brahm Shakti Hospital, from where they were referred to Max hospital.

The mayor of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said the incident was under investigation.

IANS