Seven people have died in Indore after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water, triggering a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak in Bhagirathpura. While officials confirmed four deaths, the mayor claimed three more fatalities. A probe has been ordered and action taken against civic staff
Four people have died due to diarrhoea. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK
Seven persons have died so far due to diarrhoea and vomiting after allegedly consuming contaminated water in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, its Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said amid conflicting claims over the number of fatalities.
“The health department has reported three deaths due to the diarrhoea outbreak in the Bhagirathpura area. But to my knowledge, four more people suffering from the disease were brought to hospitals and they too died,” he told reporters.
Bhargava said a preliminary assessment suggested that drainage water entered the drinking water pipeline due to leakage, which triggered an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in the Bhagirathpura area.
Meanwhile, District Magistrate Shivam Verma said doctors have confirmed four deaths due to the diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water. He said 149 patients suffering from the disease have been admitted to 27 hospitals across the city and their health condition is being monitored.
CM announces Rs 2 lakh
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the incident and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased, besides saying the government would bear the entire cost of treatment of all patients.
An official said that following the chief minister’s instructions, a zonal officer and an assistant engineer of the municipal corporation in Bhagirathpura have been suspended with immediate effect, while the services of an in-charge sub-engineer have been terminated.
Probe ordered
The official said a three-member committee headed by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer has been constituted to probe the contaminated drinking water incident. Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav said a leakage was found at a point in the main water supply pipeline in Bhagirathpura over which a toilet has been constructed, and the drinking water was possibly contaminated due to this leakage.
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