The contamination was detected after students noticed a foul odor in their water and subsequently suffered from vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach aches. Principal Dr. Amrita Ganguly confirmed that sick individuals received medical care at the nearby Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, while Apollo Hospital pathology teams later tested all 80 hostel residents. Officials shifted the inhabitants to another facility while workers thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the compromised tank. College administrators warned that hundreds of primates from an adjacent hill routinely forage on campus, damaging infrastructure and posing persistent health hazards.
Key points
Campus administrators have repeatedly petitioned the Forest Department for assistance bec…: Campus administrators have repeatedly petitioned the Forest Department for assistance because the college lacks the resources to manage the primates.
Primates foraging from an adjacent hill frequently break tank lids, disrupt outdoor campu…: Primates foraging from an adjacent hill frequently break tank lids, disrupt outdoor campus activities, and previously inflicted a bite requiring anti-rabies treatment.
All 80 residents of the affected hostel have resumed attending their regular academic cla…: All 80 residents of the affected hostel have resumed attending their regular academic classes following medical evaluations.
Sources checked by our analysis pipeline: 1
GUWAHATI: As many as 43 students of Assam Engineering College (AEC) in Guwahati fell ill after consuming contaminated water and food prepared using it, following the death of a monkey in a hostel water tank on the college campus.
The monkey reportedly drowned in the tank, contaminating the water supply used by students. Its carcass was found in the overhead water tank of Hostel No. 7.
The incident came to light after some students staying in the hostel complained of a foul smell in the water, along with vomiting and stomach ache.
AEC principal Dr Amrita Ganguly said, “Forty out of 80 students complained of minor illnesses such as vomiting and stomach ache, while three complained of diarrhoea. The students were provided treatment at the Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, which is near the college.”
The principal added that doctors from the pathology department of Apollo Hospital visited the college on Tuesday to conduct blood tests on all 80 students staying in the hostel. “Now, the students are attending classes,” she said.
Rio Tinto is funding a major ecological barrier to shield Western Australia's Pilbara region from an advancing wave of toxic cane toads. The intervention seeks to protect vulnerable endemic species like the northern quoll while helping the mining giant repair community relations following past cultural site destruction. By restricting the invasive pests from accessing vital water sources, the collaborative initiative aims to halt a decades-long ecological crisis.
Global health initiatives are poised to accelerate as newly approved, low-cost generic preventative treatments reach underserved populations starting next month. Meanwhile, major pharmaceutical manufacturing footprints are shifting domestically to meet rising demand for complex biologic medicines. These structural moves address both international therapy access disparities and domestic production bottlenecks for advanced treatments.
Hampshire police launched an investigation after an unknown group gained entry to an event on Park Road in Chandler's Ford. The violent incident left five young people injured, with one victim still fighting for his life in critical condition. Authorities are questioning multiple underage suspects as they work to establish the circumstances surrounding the targeted attack.