2 kids die, 52 taken ill after drinking 'contaminated' water from school hand pump: Official
India TV NewsTwo children died and 52 others were taken ill allegedly after drinking contaminated water from a hand pump in their village school in the district. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Salgawan village under Charra police station where two children, respectively aged seven and one and a half years, died while 52 others were taken ill after drinking "contaminated water" from the hand pump, Aligarh's Chief Medical Officer M L Agarwal said on Wednesday. There is a hand pump in the school compound which provides drinking water to the children, said Dr Agarwal, adding the children complained of nausea, vomiting and loose motions after drinking its water. The medical team is also investigating whether the mishap could be connected to the seepage of contaminated water into the hand pump following heavy rains, he said.
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