Overview
- During a brief visit, Gandhi is scheduled to meet patients at Bombay Hospital before visiting Bhagirathpura to speak with affected families.
- Congress leaders claim 24 deaths from contaminated water, while the state government has officially reported seven, including an infant.
- Eleven patients remain hospitalised, with five in intensive care, according to local health updates.
- The district administration has disbursed Rs 2 lakh each to 21 bereaved families as immediate relief.
- After Congress alleged a denial of permission for a planned conference, Indore Police said all programs were approved, as the National Green Tribunal took suo motu cognisance of sewage in drinking water.