Overview
- Health teams surveyed about 2,703 households covering roughly 12,000 residents, treated more than 1,000 with symptoms, and 111 patients were admitted.
- Municipal crews shut the Bhagirathpura supply, began repairs and chlorination, and are sending tankers until the network is cleared as safe.
- Officials say sewage may have entered through the leak in the main pipeline; laboratory reports on collected samples are expected in about 48 hours.
- The reported toll is disputed, with authorities confirming three deaths as residents and some outlets cite seven to eight, and the district magistrate later citing four.
- Accountability steps include suspending a zonal officer and an assistant engineer, dismissing a public health engineer, and establishing an IAS-led inquiry, alongside free treatment and Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for families of the deceased.