Overview
- Laboratory reports from a city medical college confirm bacterial contamination of the municipal supply in Bhagirathpura, triggering vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Some reports cite detection of Vibrio cholerae, Shigella and E. coli in samples, while authorities say final culture and stool results are pending.
- A leak in the main supply line near a police outpost, at a spot where a toilet sat over the pipeline, is suspected to have allowed sewage to mix with drinking water.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered removals of senior civic officials as the NHRC issued a notice and the High Court took up petitions seeking a full accounting and remedies.
- Authorities report more than 1,400 people affected with 272 hospitalised, including 32 in ICUs; tankers and chlorine tablets are being deployed and residents are advised to boil water, with compensation of ₹2 lakh announced for bereaved families.