Yet Another Illicit Liquor Case in Krishna District
posted on Jan 3, 2012 @ 11:22AM
Even before the tribals of Poratanagar could recover from the illicit liquor tragedy which claimed 17 lives, 14 people from another tribal hamlet in Mylavaram mandal fell seriously ill on Monday after consuming illicit liquor on New Year's day.
One person lost his vision due to high doses of methanol in the illicit liquor, while five others developed serious lung infections. "We are monitoring their health in the ICU. Their condition is critical," chief of a private hospital Ramanamurthy told. He said the condition of others is not worrisome. All the victims hail from Vedurubidem, 12 km from Mylavaram town, who consumed the hooch on Sunday.
They were rushed to the private hospital in Vijayawada in the morning after they started vomiting and complained of chest pain, severe headache and body pains. The latest incident sent shock waves among the district officials, as 24 others were undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Vijayawada and Mylavaram ever since the hooch tragedy broke out on December 31.