Maharashtra shocker: Dead snake found inside mid-day meal packet in Sangli, probe ordered

A grave incident has come to light in the Sangli district of western Maharashtra, where a tiny dead snake was reportedly found in a mid-day meal packet distributed to children aged between six months and three years.

Parents of a child in Palus flagged the incident on Monday, which Vice-President of the State Anganwadi Workers' Union, Anandi Bhosale, has termed 'serious'. Prompted by the parents' complaint, district authorities have launched a thorough probe, with food samples from the packet sent for laboratory analysis.

"Children in the age group of six months to three years get packets of mid-day meal, a premix of dal khichadi, at Anganwadis. On Monday, meal packets were distributed by Anganwadi workers in Palus. The parents of one of the children claimed that a tiny dead snake was found in the packet they received," news agency PTI quoted Bhosale as saying.

Congress leader Vishwajeet Kadam emphasized the need for stringent action during a legislative assembly session, raising concerns over safety protocols in the mid-day meal scheme. Amidst ongoing investigations, authorities sealed the storage godown and scrutinized the contractor responsible for meal distribution.

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