Over 400 people fell ill after consuming the ‘prasad’ distributed during ‘Mahashivrati’ festival at a temple in Chiridi village of the district, health officials said on Wednesday. Around 3,000 villagers ate the ‘prasad’, comprising ‘khichdi’ and ‘kheer’, distributed at Mahadev temple in in Tarana tehsil yesterday, around 35 kms from here, acting Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr DPS Gahirwar, said.
The ‘prasad’ distribution which started from noon had continued till late night. “As many as 99 people are still being treatment at the district hospital while the rest had been discharged from different hospitals,” in-charge, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CM&HO), Dr DPS Gahirwar, told on Wednesday. After consuming the ‘prasad’, more than 400 people complaining of vomiting, loose motions and nausea flocked to Tarana primary health centre and other clinics, Gahirwar said.As many as 99 people were rushed to district hospital, he said.