Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a heavy police presence was deployed in Bhagirathpura as MP Assembly LoP Umang Singh and MP Congress President Jitendra (Jitu) Patwari visited the area in Indore and met residents and families affected by the contaminated water incident.
Residents of Bhagirathpura in Indore have raised concerns over the contaminated drinking water issue in the area, with several families reporting health issues and hardships in accessing safe drinking water.
State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Monday assured the public that the health crisis at a residential school in Khurda is stabilising, with dozens of affected students currently recovering after a sudden rise in jaundice cases. Following reports of a jaundice outbreak at Jawahar Navo
Shah instructed health officials to ensure prompt specialist treatment for typhoid patients, arrange meals for patients and their relatives at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, and carry out immediate repairs and intensive pipeline inspections to prevent further spread.
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.
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.
"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
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Priyanka Kakkar on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over reports of water pollution in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, alleging that people in the city have been suffering due to contaminated water for nearly two years despite repeated complaints.
Singh said, "It is a matter of great shame and pain that even after so many years of independence, 20 people are dying in this country from drinking contaminated water... The deaths of 20 people seem like a trivial matter to the minister..."
"Ramayana is a divine scripture. It is worshipped and understood in several countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, and Japan. They worship Lord Ram as an idol and actively seek learnings from his divine life," Yadav stated.
"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