About 100 students today suffered from food poisoning after having mid-day meal at a school near here, health officials said.
Four students were admitted to hospital in this regard.
Students of Shri Mallikarjun High School in Canacona taluka, located 70 km from Panaji, complained of uneasiness after having mid-day meal this afternoon.
The number of students who have fallen ill might be around 100, health officials from Canacona told PTI.
Four students were admitted to Hospicio hospital in Margao town, while several others were being treated near the school, public works department minister Sudin Dhavalikar told reporters here.
Dhavalikar said the education department and the officials concerned have rushed to the school and action can be initiated against guilty only after a detailed probe.
