Eight students fall ill after consuming iron tablets in Adilabad school

Eight students of a government primary school in Kolari village, Adilabad, fell ill after consuming iron tablets distributed by teachers and an ASHA worker. They complained of vomiting and stomach pain but are now stable under medical observation

Adilabad: Eight students fell ill after taking iron tablets at a government primary school in Kolari village of Bazarhathnoor mandal on Thursday, triggering panic among parents.

Locals said the students vomited and complained of stomach pain soon after consuming the tablets supplied by an ASHA worker and teachers. The children were immediately shifted to the primary health centre at Bazarhathnoor mandal headquarters, where doctors kept them under observation. Their condition was stated to be stable.

Teachers suspected that the students mi