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About 17 thousand students of VIT University located in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh were being served substandard food. This has been revealed from the investigation report. Due to this poor food, students were falling ill again and again. Many students had to be admitted to the hospital. Food and Drug Department officials said that 32 samples of VIT were taken. Out of which 18 samples were taken under legal category and 14 samples were taken under surveillance.
Samples of 4 out of five caterers failed
Food department officials had reached VIT University campus where they took food samples from 5 caterers. Out of these, samples of four caterers failed. According to higher officials, food samples have been found unsafe. License can be canceled on the basis of sample. The culprits can face a fine of Rs 10 lakh and 3 years in jail. Sub standard cases will be presented in ADM court. The caterers whose samples failed include JMB Caters, Resence Private Limited, AB Catering and Safal Synergy.
Pesticides found in the sample
In the Food and Drugs Department samples, samples of Rajma, Urad Dal, Flour, Maida, Toor Dal and Rice were found unsafe and failed. According to the report of Dainik Bhaskar, traces of pesticides and insecticides have been found in the laboratory test report. 12 samples were found unsafe, which is a serious threat to the health of the students.
What is the whole matter?
In fact, the students of VIT University had been complaining to the university management about contaminated water and food for several months. The management ignored these complaints. Students allege that due to this, one student died and more than 30 students suffered from jaundice. When the students demonstrated, hostel warden Prashant Pandey along with the guards beat the students.
After the huge uproar, a holiday was first declared in the university till 30th November, which was now extended to 8th December. Madhya Pradesh government minister Krishna Gaur had visited the university and talked to the students present there. Taking this matter seriously, Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar had directed the officials to investigate.
