“The PGMIER Chandigarh revealed the presence of Aluminium and Cadmium. The CSIR-IITR Lucknow has found Aldicarb sulphate and Acetamipride Diethyl Dithiocarbamate, Chlorphenapyr. The DRDE-DRDO Gwalior found Chlorphenapyr, Abrin from samples of Sattu and maize bread. The NFL, FSSAI Ghaziabad found Chlorphenapyr and Chlorpyrophos from the food samples while CFSL, Chandigarh has found Chlorphenapyr in viscera samples of all the 17 deceased,” she said.A total of 64 people had fallen ill due to mysterious illness in the Badhal village, where the first case was detected on December 7.Of the 64 patients, 17 died while 44 others have recovered and three are under observation at Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu.The doctors have adopted the Standard Treatment Policy (STP) and Discharge Procedure (DP) for the patients of Badhal village. The SOPs have been prepared by the expert team of AIIMS New Delhi/PGI Chandigarh.“All the SOPs laid down by these teams are being adopted during the stay of the patients in the hospital and simultaneously at the time of discharge and follow-up,” the minister said.Samples of 3500 people from the village have been taken for examination and investigation is underway.The deaths due to mysterious illness has caused fear among the villagers but with no new caste detected, the normalcy is slowly returning to the affected village.
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