Overview
- An RT‑PCR report shared by minister Kailash Vijayvargiya shows five Bhagirathpura water samples negative for E. coli, Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella, rotavirus and enterovirus, with experts urging culture and physicochemical confirmation after earlier reports flagged multiple pathogens.
- Authorities report a citywide response including roughly 5,000 house surveys, chlorine dosing of all borewells, testing of 105 water tankers, inspection of up to 1,000 sewer chambers, and mapping of high‑risk, aging pipelines.
- Casualty figures remain contested, with officials confirming at least six deaths and differing tallies reaching 10–16, while hospitalizations reported range from 149 currently admitted to over 200 overall and the state says the outbreak is under control.
- Investigators continue to examine suspected entry points including a police outpost toilet built without a septic tank above a main line and additional pipeline breaches, with the outpost toilet demolished and soil and water samples sent for forensic testing.
- Administrative action includes the transfer of Indore’s municipal commissioner and suspension of senior engineers, as residents shun tap water for bottled supplies and parallel sewage‑mixing incidents surface in Bengaluru and Ludhiana alongside a 2024 central report that found 67% of Indore samples failed potability tests.