US EditionClean water still a luxury in Smart Cities: Rahul Gandhi on Indore water tragedy
Rahul Gandhi criticized BJP governments for negligence after over 20 deaths from contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, providing financial aid to affected families.
- On Saturday , Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader, visited Bhagirathpura in Indore and handed out Rs 1 lakh cheques to 22 affected households, accompanied by Jitu Patwari and Umang Singhar.
- Last month, cases emerged in Bhagirathpura, Indore, with residents claiming 24 deaths, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College linking 15, and the Madhya Pradesh government reporting seven to the High Court; the Smart Cities Mission faces scrutiny.
- At Bombay Hospital, Gandhi checked on four patients admitted with vomiting and diarrhoea linked to contaminated water, visited bereaved homes including Geeta Dhruvkar’s, and local civic officials noted some deaths had other causes.
- The administration has paid Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 21 people who died after the outbreak, with Yadav announcing aid and free treatment as part of his rebuttal.
- Despite reported Smart Cities Mission progress with 99.44% budget released by March 31, 2025, Rahul Gandhi demanded permanent water-supply solutions, saying residents of Bhagirathpura want sustainable systems.
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Clean water still a luxury in Smart Cities: Rahul Gandhi on Indore water tragedy
He also questioned the implementation of the Smart City scheme, remarking that this appeared to be the new model of a "Smart City" where citizens did not even have access to clean drinking water. The problem, he said, was not limited to Indore but was prevalent in many cities across the country.
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A smart city with no drinking water, quipped Rahul Gandhi as he arrived in Indore, India's so-called "cleanest city", to meet victims of the contaminated water tragedy in the city's Bhagirathpura area.
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