US Edition8 Dead, over 100 Fall Ill After Drinking Contaminated Water in 'Cleanest City' Indore
- On December 25, residents in Bhagirathpura reported an unusual taste and smell in municipal water, with the death toll rising to eight amid multiple illnesses in Bhagirathpura area, Indore city.
- Investigators found a leak in the main water supply pipeline carrying Narmada river water into the city at Bhagirathpura, with a toilet constructed above the damaged section; water samples were sent for laboratory testing and a three-member inquiry committee headed by an IAS officer was formed.
- State health department surveyed more than 2,700 households and examined about 12,000 persons, with over 1,100 affected and 111 hospital admissions for symptoms including vomiting and dehydration.
- Following the probe orders, officials were suspended or removed, and an ex gratia of 2 lakh was announced for families of the deceased, with full medical coverage assured, late on Tuesday.
- Amid political uproar, opposition leaders demanded a culpable homicide FIR blaming the Indore Municipal Commissioner and Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, while residents allege at least five deaths and wide illness since late December.
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Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya visited the hospital to inquire about the well-being of the injured and clarified that it was absolutely impossible to release the culprits, while Congress is targeting them for this. Women's Congress President Reena Borasi launched a scathing attack on the BJP, questioning what the BJP has given Indore when everything has been provided to them.
MP: Four Deaths Reported After Consuming Contaminated Water in Indore
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. District Magistrate Shivam Verma said that treatment is being provided to all affected individuals as per the Chief Minister's directions. He said approximately 149 people are currently hospitalised, with their conditions being closely monitored. India News | MP: Four Deaths Reported After Consuming Contaminated Water in Indore.
Indore water contamination: Official dismissed, two others suspended as death toll rises to 10; probe panel formed
The deceased include a six-month-old child who passed away on Wednesday and six women; more than 100 people from Indore’s Bhagirathpura area have been admitted to hospitals in the past one week after drinking water from a municipal supply line
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