PARVATHIPURAM-MANYAM: At least 15 people fell ill after consuming contaminated jeelugu kallu (toddy brewed from fishtail palm) at Vanakabadi village under Kurupam mandal in Parvathipuram-Manyam. With no motorable road to the village, residents shifted four ill people on doli (makeshift stretchers) for three kilometres to Deruvada junction, from where they were taken to Kurupam Community Health Centre (CHC). “Among them, 15 were suffering from vomiting and motions since morning. We shifted four victims with serious health complications to Kurupam CHC on doli as there is no road access to our village. Other 11 people are undergoing treatment,” Vanakabadi resident Puvvala Balaram said.

Source: Indian Express January 18, 2026 10:43 UTC