In a post on X, the CM clarified his stance on the water contamination crisis, saying, "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 incident happened last Friday... All of us are drinking only that water... There is no problem yet...we have ensured four more supplies of water since. It can be consumed, but we recommend drinking tap water only after boiling," the Councillor said.
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..."
"The administration issues the figures on the basis of medical confirmation and so far five deaths have occurred in the incident. We have also constituted a team senior doctor which will analyse the death figures which were received from other sources such as public representatives or med
"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
"We are holding a symbolic protest by carrying dirty water that the people are being forced to drink, while BJP leaders and ministers are drinking RO water. We demand from the Chief Minister that such a minister, who is using words like 'ghanta,' while responding to a question from a jour
CM Yadav instructed to serve show-cause notices to the Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Additional Commissioner. Additionally, he directed to transfer the Additional Commissioner from Indore with immediate effect, and to withdraw the charge of the water distribution works fro
"The arrogance of power and corruption is responsible for the deaths of people after consuming contaminated water in Indore. These deaths are actually murder. A meeting of public representatives and officers was held in Indore yesterday in which it came to light that there is a lack of co
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at the BJP-led government over the alleged water contamination incident in Indore, calling it a case of "poison being distributed" while the administration "slept like Kumbhakarna."
"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
"Currently, Senior doctors and district administration officials are continuously monitoring the situation at the hospitals and keeping a check that proper treatment is being ensured to the patients. I am going for the hearing of a case regarding this contaminated water issue and give fur
Shukla said Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is personally visiting hospitals, meeting patients and their families, and interacting with doctors to review the medical response.