The panic button was pressed at MATS University’s Arang-based campus after about 50 engineering students fell ill allegedly after consuming stale food. According to one of the affected students, 50 to 55 students from different branches of the institute complained of vomiting and loose motion since Wednesday morning and they were admitted to a local hospital in Arang and NHMMI in the city.
The students informed that for past three-four days one or two students had been complaining about stomach upset and stomach aches. However, no one took notice. On Wednesday, students in large numbers suffered from loose motion and other symptoms of food poisoning. They were then admitted in a hospital in Arang.
The condition of about 30-35 students were serious and they were admitted to MMI Narayana hospital Raipur. The local students were discharged immediately after the treatment, but outside students were undergoing treatment till filing this report and more students were reaching hospital, students informed. Meanwhile, Sunil Khemka, doctor at Narayana hospital, said that the condition of the students was stable and they are out of danger.