Overview
- Authorities officially confirm three deaths, while the mayor cites seven and the district magistrate says four, with resident claims as high as eight.
- Health teams surveyed about 2,700 households and examined roughly 12,000 people, treating more than 1,100 mild cases and hospitalising at least 149 patients.
- Water supply to the locality has been halted for flushing and chlorination, tankers are supplying drinking water, and the state has announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia with free treatment.
- Two municipal officials have been suspended and a sub-engineer dismissed, and a three-member inquiry headed by IAS officer Navjeevan Panwar is investigating.
- Laboratory results on collected water samples are pending, and the Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked for a detailed status report by January 2.