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VIT Bhopal jaundice outbreak: 4 water points contaminated
There was a jaundice outbreak at VIT Bhopal because some of the water points on campus were dirty.
Around 4,000 students protested because the water was not clean.
The government found out that 4 out of 18 water points were contaminated.
The university said the samples might have been taken in used bottles, which could have made them test positive.
The government is going to take strict action against the university because they did not take care of the students properly.
Some students got sick, but the government said they won't punish the students, only the university management.
4 out of 18 water distribution points at VIT Bhopal were found to be contaminated, leading to a jaundice outbreak affecting 36 students.
Around 4,000 students protested on November 25 over deteriorating water conditions, and fresh samples were collected on November 26.
Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar warned the university of strict action and assured no harm would come to the protesting students.
The university was fined Rs 10 lakh for not following proper ordinances for their courses, and Congress leaders alleged the university was not cooperative with authorities.
Parmar assured that the government would take stringent action against the university management for their mishandling of the situation.
- Who
- Students and management of VIT Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar, Congress leaders Hemant Satyadev Katare and Dinesh Jain
- What
- Jaundice outbreak due to contaminated water at VIT Bhopal, protests by students, government action against the university
- Where
- VIT Bhopal campus, Madhya Pradesh state Assembly
- When
- November 25 (violence), November 26 (fresh samples collected), Tuesday (minister's statement in Assembly)
- Why
- Contaminated water distribution points led to jaundice outbreak, students protested against deteriorating water conditions, government took action against the university for mismanagement
Key facts
- Number of contaminated water points
- 4 out of 18
- Number of affected students
- 23 male and 13 female
- Fine imposed on VIT University
- Rs 10 lakh
- Date of violence on campus
- November 25
- Date of fresh samples collection
- November 26
- Number of students involved in protest
- Around 4,000
Quotes
Inder Singh Parmar
Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister
“no action would be taken 'that may harm' the students who protested in VIT Bhopal over deteriorating water conditions that led to a jaundice scare”
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“the system in place was 'not right from the humanitarian point of view'”
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VIT University spokesperson
Spokesperson for VIT University
“The important thing to consider is that these samples were taken from Hostel-1, which did not report a single case of jaundice. Secondly, these samples were taken in used mineral water bottles, which may be the reason they tested positive”
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“The fine was imposed on us for allegedly not following the proper ordinance for our courses. We had applied for the proper ordinance again, and a team had inspected our campus to check our infrastructure, but despite this, they slapped us with a fine”
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