Indore water contamination crisis: 6 dead, 149 hospitalized amid safety fears; city survey underway – top developments
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INDORE: Indore is reeling from a severe water contamination crisis in the Bhagirathpura area that has claimed 6 lives and left 149 people hospitalised, Indore collector said to news agency PTI. Residents have been urged to consume only boiled water amid growing fears about the safety of tanker water supplied by the municipal corporation. District collector Shivam Verma told that a survey of nearly 5,000 houses has been completed and chlorine dosing has been done in all borewells following the crisis. “Of the 65 people showing symptoms, 15 were sent to hospital. Currently, 149 are hospitalised, and 205 have recovered and returned home,” he said. Verma added that...