Overview
- Authorities report six confirmed deaths as local tallies range higher, with 149 people currently hospitalised and 205 recovered, according to the district collector.
- Investigators are probing sewage seepage linked to a police outpost toilet built without a proper septic tank, with soil and water samples sent to MGM Medical College and heavy‑metal analysis underway.
- Engineering teams are checking older pipelines, inspecting up to 1,000 sewer chambers, and testing all 105 municipal water tankers for chlorine levels and bacterial contamination, with additional tankers deployed on court orders.
- Residents have largely stopped trusting tap supply, turning to bottled water or boiling tanker water, which has raised household costs and left many wary of using municipal deliveries.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered the municipal commissioner transferred and two senior officials suspended, while political clashes erupted during opposition visits and police detained dozens to prevent confrontations.