MP: Students forced to wash midday meal utensils with dirty water

The students of a primary school in Madhya Pradesh were forced to wash their midday meal utensils with dirty water.

Sagar (Madhya Pradesh):Students of a primary school in the Makroniya area of the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh are forced to wash their mid-day meal plates in a pit of dirty water.

These children, aged below 11 years, are enrolled in Classes I to V. They are provided mid-day meal at the school however as the school lacks the facility to wash plates, children have been asked to clean utensils with dirty water of a nearby pit.

While the school administration refused to comment on the issue, local residents said washing utensils with dirty water would severely affect children's health.

When H.P. Kurmi, Education Department Project Officer, was questioned about it, he said, "The matter has come to my notice. We'll take strong action and the guilty will not be spared."

According to the sources, the mid-day meal is being provided by self-help groups and they too are equally responsible for this.