{
  "id": 7807936,
  "title": "Surat civic body fines P P Savani Institute Rs 1 lakh over food poisoning incident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/surat-civic-body-fines-p-p-savani-institute-rs-1-lakh-over-food",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:55:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/surat-food-poisoning-pp-savani-institute-fine-smc-notice-10881029/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has levied a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the P P Savani Institute for failing to notify the civic health department about a food poisoning incident that occurred on their hostel campus on Saturday. The P P Savani Group organizes a mass wedding event annually in Surat for the benefit of orphan women or daughters of single-parents, with all wedding expenses borne by the Trust. Political leaders, industrialists, social workers, and religious leaders from across the state attend these events. On Saturday evening, multiple students from the P P Savani School in Abrahma village fell ill after consuming dinner at the hostel canteen. The students alerted the warden, who promptly transported them to P P Savani Hospital, where they received medical treatment and later recovered. State Health Minister Praful Pansheriya directed the Food and Drug Control Department officials to investigate the incident, emphasizing that such negligence would not be tolerated. Pansheriya also ordered surprise inspections of canteens and hostels across the state, leading to the inspection of over 350 institutions and the issuance of notices to approximately 100 for unhygienic conditions. Dr. Pradeep Umrigar, Medical Officer of Health with the Surat Municipal Corporation, stated that it is the responsibility of the P P Savani authorities to inform the SMC's health department about any such incidents, which they had neglected to do. The health department collected and tested water samples from the canteen, and the results are pending. They have also written to the Surat District Education Officer to ensure compliance with health and hygiene standards at P P Savani and other educational institutions.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Surat civic body fines P P Savani Institute Rs 1 lakh.",
    "Food poisoning incident occurred at P P Savani hostel canteen.",
    "Health department to investigate and conduct surprise inspections."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}