Three dead, over 100 hospitalised after drinking contaminated water in Indore

Indore (MP), Dec 30: At least three persons have died and more than 100 others hospitalised in Indore in the past few days after allegedly drinking contaminated water in an area, city mayor said on Tuesday.
Local residents, however, claimed that five persons, including four women, have died so far after falling ill due to contaminated water.
According to the local councillor, the residents complained that the water supplied on December 25 had an unusual smell and people may have fallen ill after consuming it.
Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani said that after reports of a diarrhoea outbreak in the Bhagirathpura area, the health department surveyed 2,703 households and examined around 12,000 people, providing on-the-spot primary treatment to 1,146 patients with mild symptoms.
He said that 111 patients with relatively serious conditions were admitted to different hospitals, of whom 18 were discharged after treatment.
“The patients said they suffered from vomiting, diarrhoea and dehydration after drinking contaminated water,” Hasani said. (PTI)