Karnataka: Children wash midday meal plates beside a drain in Bagalkot school, photo goes viral

Karnataka: Children wash midday meal plates beside a drain in Bagalkot school, photo goes viral

One disturbing photo from a government primary school in Alabal village of Jamkhandi taluk, Bagalkot district of Karnataka has gone viral in which students were seen washing mid-day meal plates near a drain. This has triggered widespread outrage across the state as the image showed young children washing their midday meal plates using pipe water beside an open drain, raising serious concerns about hygiene and child safety. Despite repeated claim…

Viral Photo Shows Kids Washing Mid-Day Meal Plates Near Drain in Karnataka, Sparks Massive Outrage

Bagalkot: A shocking photograph from a government primary school in Alabal village, Jamkhandi taluk, has gone viral, showing children washing mid-day meal plates using water from a pipe beside an open drain. The image has triggered widespread anger across Karnataka, highlighting serious lapses in hygiene and child safety in rural schools. The photo, shared on […]

Hygiene Horror: Inquiry Ordered After Bagalkote Students Seen Washing Plates In Sewage Water

BAGALKOTE, KARNATAKA — Authorities in Karnataka have launched a multi-departmental probe into a government higher primary school in Alabal village, Jamkhandi taluk, after a disturbing photograph surfaced on social media. The image, which went viral on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, shows young students crouching beside an open drain to wash their midday meal plates in contaminated water. The incident has sparked public outrage, with parents and ac…