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Indore Probes Suspected Tap-Water Contamination After Dozens Fall Ill in Bhagirathpura

Officials have sent drinking-water samples for lab analysis, with results expected within 48 hours.

Overview

  • Health officials confirmed 32 hospital admissions from Bhagirathpura for vomiting and diarrhoea reported since Friday.
  • Residents allege the illness followed consumption of Narmada-supplied municipal water, with claims of more than 50 hospitalised and about 150 symptomatic.
  • Authorities said they have no information confirming reported deaths, which some families allege are linked to the incident.
  • Medical and administrative teams are deployed and a detailed investigation is underway, with continuous monitoring of patient care.
  • An initial probe points to possible contamination linked to recent excavation work or an overhead tank, as the chief minister orders an inquiry and a state minister pledges to cover treatment costs.