Madhya Pradesh suspends 2 officials as Indore water contamination kills 5, hospitalises 210
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A child fills water from a pipe in pot and buckets in Bhagirathpur area as people suffering from contaminated water incr Photograph: (ANI)
Five people have died and over 200 are hospitalised after contaminated drinking water triggered a health crisis in Indore. The Madhya Pradesh government has suspended senior officials, with the chief minister calling it gross negligence as pressure mounts for accountability.
As the number of people hospitalised in Indore due to contaminated water rises to 210, with five confirmed deaths, Madhya Pradesh has suspended two officials for "negligence". Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav came down hard on officials over the water contamination crisis in Indore's Bhaagirthpura area, calling the incident a case of unacceptable negligence and promising strict action.
Negligence won't be tolerated
In a post on X, Yadav said the state government would not tolerate lapses that put public lives at risk. "The state government will not tolerate negligence in the incident that occurred in Bhaagirthpura, Indore, due to contaminated drinking water. Strict decisions are being taken in this regard."
The chief minister named two officials who have been suspended in connection with the incident. Indore Municipal Corporation's Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisonia and the in-charge Superintending Engineer of the Public Health Engineering department, Sanjeev Shrivastava, have both been both removed from duty, he revealed. Yadav also ordered the removal of Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav.
Five dead, over 200 hospitalised
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The contamination has had serious consequences. According to Indore district collector Shivam Verma, five deaths have been medically confirmed so far, while the number of people hospitalised has climbed to 210.
Verma said the administration was proceeding cautiously and relying only on verified medical data. He added that a team of senior doctors has been formed to "analyse death figures" circulating through other channels, including reports from public representatives and the media. Any revision to the official toll, he said, would be made only after that assessment. As of Friday, nine new patients had been admitted, pushing the total number of hospitalised residents up from 201 to 210. "e occurred in the incident. We have also constituted a team of senior doctors who will analyse death figures, which were received from other sources, such as public representatives or the media, and we will update our official death figure report," he told ANI.
