US EditionGandhinagar Battles Typhoid Outbreak: Shah Orders Emergency Measures
Amit Shah mobilizes 75 health teams and orders repairs after 113 suspected typhoid cases linked to water pipeline leakage in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- On January 05, 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed authorities to work on a war footing and ordered immediate pipeline repairs and inspections in Gandhinagar city, Gujarat.
- A water-pipeline leakage in Gandhinagar caused suspected typhoid cases in Sectors 24, 28 and Adivada area, with authorities reporting 113 suspected cases and earlier describing nearly 100 cases.
- Authorities have delivered preventive supplies and intensified water treatment, distributing 30,000 chlorine tablets and 20,600 ORS packets while 75 health teams inspected more than 20,800 houses covering over 90,000 people.
- On Sunday , health teams established round-the-clock OPDs in affected areas and arranged food for patients and relatives at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital.
- Authorities accelerated super chlorination and monitoring of drinking water, officials ordered immediate pipeline repairs and inspections in affected and surrounding areas, and local repair crews fixed some leakages immediately.
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dtnext.inGandhinagar typhoid surge: Amit Shah calls for swift govt action
Ahmedabad, Jan 5 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the administration in Gandhinagar city to work on a war footing amid the emergence of nearly 100 cases of suspected typhoid, the Gujarat government said. Due to leakage in a water pipeline, cases of suspected typhoid, a water-borne disease, were reported in Sectors 24, […]
Following 113 suspected cases of typhoid in Gujarat's capital, Gandhinagar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the administration to take action on a war footing. Health efforts have been intensified to repair pipeline leaks, provide treatment, surveys, and preventative measures.
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Shah has been in constant touch with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, district Collector Mehul Dave and Municipal Commissioner of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation J N Vaghela, the statement said.
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