'Mata Masala' of Pani Puri made from rotten potatoes: Puri flour wrapped in a dirty cloth in Surat and black oil like asphalt for frying; Poisonous dishes are served to taste lovers

A 'poison' factory in the name of making panipuri and aloo puri has been busted in Pandesara area of Surat, where the health of lakhs of people was being openly tampered with amid sewage pollution. More than 10 houses in Gulshannagar used rotten potatoes, flour wrapped in dirty cloth and poisonous oil blackened like asphalt due to frequent heating, which was supplied to the entire Surat city. After the outbreak in Gandhinagar and Indore, a team of health officers of the Surat Municipal Corporation, which was on action after the outbreak, struck these places and destroyed thousands of litres of non-edible oil and quintals of rotten potatoes in the mouth and took strict fine and legal action against those responsible. From 6 a.m. onwards, the preparation of pani puri starts amidst the filth When Divya Bhaskar's team did a reality check in Gulshannagar in Pandesara, it was found that pani puri is being made here from 6 am in the midst of hellish filth. The drain was flowing just 20 metres away from the place where the spices are made. There was such an empire of filth all around that it was difficult to breathe, yet food was being prepared for the people there. The puris had rotted and turned black due to moisture and dirt During the investigation, it was found that the puris which were kept for sale had rotted and turned black due to moisture and dirt. The oil used for frying puri had burnt to such an extent that it looked as black as asphalt. The use of such non-edible oils can lead to serious diseases like cancer and heart disease. Even the potatoes kept for boiling were rotten and smelly The method of making the favourite puri of the Suratis was also very disgusting here. The potatoes that had been kept for boiling were rotten and smelly. Moreover, the cloth used to make this potato dough was also very dirty and dirty. This toxic material was supplied from here in different areas of the city. The situation here is pathetic and hellish The Surat Municipal Corporation has swung into action after the outbreak in Gandhinagar and Indore. Health officer Prashant Patil himself has admitted that the situation here is extremely pathetic and hellish. They conducted raids together with teams and destroyed thousands of litres of edible oil and quintals of rotten potatoes on the spot. Panipuri vendors fined on the spot The municipal team imposed heavy fines on the spot to several vendors in Pandesara area. All the belongings of those who were doing business in the midst of filth have been confiscated. The corporation has given a clear warning that no person playing with people's lives will be spared and such raids will now continue across the city. Millions of Surtis were eating filth every day in the lure of chataka What was most worrisome was that these non-edible pani puri and spices made in the slum areas of Pandesara were transported by carts to the posh areas of Surat. Millions of Surtis were eating this dirt every day in the fascination of Chataka. Now that this truth has come out, people need to wake up along with the system.