Bhubaneswar: As many as 11 artistes of an opera party were rushed to Nilagiri Hospital after they complained of severe diarrhoea.
According to sources, the artistes of Sai Shree opera troupe had come to Nilagiri to perform at Dhobasila as part of the Raja festival celebration. Just a few minutes before their performance, artistes including male and female protagonists started complaining of loose motions. Some of them became so critical that they were not able to perform on stage.
However, all the artistes complained of severe gastro infection on Monday morning and were hospitalized.
It is learnt from an opera artiste that they were given water rice to eat on Sunday afternoon following which they suffered from loose motion and started vomiting.
Though the exact reason behind the spread of diarrhoea is not clear, consumption of contaminated water is suspected to be the reason behind it.
