Indore Mayor Drinks Tap Water in Diarrhoea-Hit Bhagirathpura Amid Contamination Woes
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Moneycontrol•16-01-2026, 19:58
Indore Mayor Drinks Tap Water in Diarrhoea-Hit Bhagirathpura Amid Contamination Woes
- •Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava publicly drank tap water in Bhagirathpura to assure residents of its purity after contamination issues.
- •The area faced a severe outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea in late December, with residents claiming 24 deaths, though the state government reported seven.
- •Municipal pipelines were repaired, and tests confirmed the water was safe, leading to restored supply in about 30% of Bhagirathpura.
- •A 'death audit' by Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College linked 15 deaths to the outbreak, while the administration provided Rs 2 lakh compensation to 21 families.
- •Indore's water supply comes from the Narmada river, transported via pipelines from Jalud, Khargone district.
Why It Matters: Indore Mayor drank tap water in Bhagirathpura to reassure residents after contamination-linked diarrhoea outbreak.
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