Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari stated that the party will organise a protest march from Bada Ganpati to the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar statue in Indore on January 11, in the wake of a spike in deaths caused by contaminated drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area of
Amid the health emergency caused by contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, newly joined Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Kshitij Singhal said that his priority was to ensure safe drinking water for the affected area.
Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan expressed grief over the contaminated drinking water incident in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, saying that whatever happened should not have occurred, adding that she is in touch with the councillor.
Amid the growing concern over the contaminated water incident in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Indore, Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, said that 230 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, and the situation is under control so far.<
"Yesterday, we surveyed more than 5000 homes, and mild symptoms like vomiting were reported in 65 people, of whom 17 were admitted. A total of 149 people are receiving treatment at the hospital...We are ensuring that proper treatment is being provided to them," Shivam Verma said.
"This is the settlement (Bhagirathpura) of people who made Indore. Today, this settlement is in such a deplorable state that those who created this Indore are struggling to get clean drinking water. Poison is being served in the name of drinking water. We want that this dead and dumb BJP
"The team is continuously working in Bhagirathpura to ensure that people receive clean water regularly. The entire staff and team of the Indore Municipal Corporation are working among the people. Any complaints or requests are being addressed immediately. Under the direction of the Chief
The BJP protestors also showed black flag to the Congress delegation and raised slogans against them, accusing them of politicising the issue. Meanwhile, the police force reached the spot as the matter was getting escalated, pacified the uproar and guard the delegation to come out from th
Speaking to ANI, Congress leader Udit Raj said, "People are dying, the Prime Minister remains silent. Delhi is in the grip of pollution, with people suffering from lung disease and age is declining. The situation in the Indore incident is such that they cannot even provide clean drinking
"A regular survey is being conducted in Bhagirathpura and chlorine dosing and testing of the water supply lines is being done. Private and government bores in the area are being dosed with chlorine. People have stored water in tanks, which will also be cleaned and chlorinated. After that
"Today, there was a hearing in the High Court regarding the Bhagirathpura case. During the hearing, the state government and the municipal corporation presented their responses, and the state government had filed a status report a short while ago. Therefore, the court has scheduled a hear
"The report of the samples sent four days ago showed contamination. The contamination, which indicates the presence of bacteria, was found in 26 out of 50 samples. Primarily, we have resolved the problem which was reported near the police outpost and sealed the leakage there on priority b