Hyderabad, March 5 -- Telangana Gig and Platform Workers' Union (TGPWU) have called for an urgent inspection of the alleged unhygienic canteen near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) parking lot.

The "extremely poor hygiene and food safety conditions" are condemnable, the union said in a statement issued by TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin on Thursday, March 5.

Several app-based drivers, taxi drivers and other transport workers suffered from stomach infections, diarrhoea and vomiting after consuming food from the canteen widely used by the drivers, the statement said.

The drivers reported the presence of small beetles, commonly found in stored rice, indicating severe contamination and a lack of proper food storage standards....