About 25 girls, hostellers at Akkamahadevi Hostel on Dravidian University campus at Kuppam, were taken ill reportedly after having lunch on Tuesday and were rushed to a private hospital at Kuppam, where their condition is said to be stable.
According to information, the girls of both degree and PG studies had lunch at the hostel canteen around 2 p.m. Between 5.30 p.m. and 7 p.m., several girls complained of dizziness and vomiting, while a couple of girls fell unconscious.
The university staff called the ambulance services at Kuppam and Gudupalle mandals. All the girls were rushed to a private hospital at Kuppam and were given first aid and fluids, while 10 of them had been admitted to the emergency ward.
