- By Unzila Sheikh
- Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:38 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A bizarre incident unfolded after the hostellers at Kalpana Chawla Government Polytechnic for Women in Haryana’s Ambala discovered worms in their meal on Sunday. After the incident several girls protested against the hostel authorities, however, no action was taken for two days.
A committee was formed on Wednesday to probe the matter after the girls refused to eat the mess food. Heads of all the departments reached the mess to handle the situation and ate the food themselves to calm the situation. The Principal of Kalpana Chawla Government Polytechnic said that the purported viral video, showing insects in the meal, is not from her polytechnic. However, the warden of the same institute confirmed the presence of insects in the meal.
The purported video of the incident also showed insects in lentils and cabbage. After the MLA took cognizance of the video, the polytechnic administration inspected the mess.
Reportedly the mess provides food to around 120 students of Rajkiya Kalpana Chawla Polytechnic. In the backdrop of this incident, the institute has assigned duties to teachers to eat and check the quality of the food every day, before it is served to the hostellers. Apart from this, the mess was inspected properly and all the issues were rectified.