Horror gripped Rajamundry as adulterated milk led to anuria outbreaks, felling four lives within two days and sending shockwaves through East Godavari. Hospitals overflow with cases, uniting officials in a frantic response.
The weekend’s toll included elders S. Sesha Giri Rao (72) and Radha Krishnamurthy (74), joining two earlier victims. Critical cases persist among Lala Cheruvu and Choudeshwari Nagar folk, with 14 total admissions since February 15.
Mahashivratri’s tainted dairy – milk and curd with a foul bite – supplied by now-detained Ganesh unites the victims. Spanning ages from infants to seniors, the crisis implicates one vendor’s reach to 106 households.
Collector Kriti Chekur coordinates post-mortems and deploys medical task forces. Health Commissioner G. Veerapandian ramps up sampling from affected zones, maintaining vigilance.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu spearheaded a high-stakes review, learning of 75 family samples in labs and active medical outposts. Directives flew: prioritize healing, rush seniors to the scene, and hammer the guilty once tests confirm foul play.
Beyond immediate action, this demands a reckoning on food safety lapses. Communities rally for accountability, as probes promise clarity and prevention strategies to shield against such insidious threats lurking in daily nourishment.