Overview
- In Rajamahendravaram, five people have died and 15 remain hospitalised with acute renal failure that epidemiologically tracks to milk supplied by a private vendor.
- Police sealed the Varalakshmi Dairy unit and took the supplier into custody after finding the operation unauthorised, with further action to follow pending forensic results.
- In Srikakulam, officials report 129 suspected diarrhoea cases with 107 receiving treatment after municipal pipeline supply was halted and tanker water arranged for residents.
- The state suspended Srikakulam’s municipal commissioner for negligence, the Chief Minister ordered intensified surveillance and statewide milk checks, and the FSSAI sought a report.
- Milk, water, food, blood and veterinary samples were dispatched to accredited labs including VIMTA Hyderabad, JNTU-Kakinada, IIT Tirupati and VBRI Vijayawada, and final findings are awaited.