Overview
- Officials traced the contamination to a break in the main pipeline beneath a police check post toilet that allowed wastewater to enter the supply.
- Health authorities reported more than 1,400 people affected, with about 201 patients in hospitals and 32 in intensive care after door‑to‑door surveys and triage.
- The National Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh government seeking a detailed report within two weeks.
- State officials said clean water supply has been restored with a boil‑water advisory, and micro‑level inspections across the colony are expected to take 8–10 days.
- Nine deaths were directly linked to diarrhoea from contaminated water, as the state announced ₹2 lakh compensation for families, free treatment, continued sampling and a forthcoming SOP to prevent recurrence.