NEW DELHI: Greater than 100 folks, most of them youngsters aged between 8 and 14, had been hospitalized in Bhopal and neighboring Vidisha district after utilizing calcium carbide weapons throughout Diwali celebrations, officers stated. on Thursday. Round 60 youngsters are being handled in authorities hospitals within the state capital, whereas 50 others are underneath care in Vidisha. A minimum of 5 of them have suffered critical eye accidents. “These carbide pipe weapons are extraordinarily harmful,” stated Bhopal’s chief medical well being officer (CMHO) Manish Sharma, as quoted by PTI. “All 60 injured in Bhopal are nonetheless being handled, although their situation is secure.” Sufferers have been admitted to Hamidia Hospital, JP Hospital, AIIMS Bhopal, and Seva Sadan Hospital. The makeshift weapons are made utilizing plastic pipes, gasoline lighters, and calcium carbide. When carbide comes into contact with water, it produces acetylene gasoline, which explodes when sparked. The blast ejects small plastic fragments that may pierce the pores and skin, face, or eyes. Medical doctors stated over 150 instances had been reported in Bhopal the day after Diwali, although many victims had been discharged after first support. A 12-year-old little one at AIIMS is present process surgical procedure to revive imaginative and prescient, whereas two different youngsters are being handled for comparable accidents at Hamidia Hospital. In Vidisha, 50 folks had been injured by carbide gun blasts. Dr RK Sahu, head of the ophthalmology division at Vidisha District Hospital stated they had been attempting to revive the eyesight of 5 sufferers. Ten sufferers have been admitted up to now two days. Dr SCL Chandravanshi from Vidisha Medical Faculty stated 20 sufferers had been introduced on this week, together with one little one who required eye surgical procedure. Households of injured youngsters have blamed the administration for failing to cease the sale of carbide weapons. “Such weapons shouldn’t be offered in any respect,” stated Sarikh Khan, father of a 15-year-old being handled at Hamidia Hospital. “These promoting and manufacturing them have to be punished.” Authorities stated motion is being taken. Vidisha SP Rohit Kashwani confirmed that 228 plastic weapons and 102 carbide packets had been seized, and a dozen folks have been detained. Chief minister Mohan Yadav had earlier instructed district officers to ban the sale of carbide weapons. Regardless of that, the objects had been broadly out there in native markets throughout Diwali, sources admitted, reported PTI.