"The Youth Congress has been continuously demanding that Kailash Vijayvargiya should resign. It is not a small matter; people have lost their lives (contaminated water issue). Accountability must be established. If the BJP lets such a leader off the hook today, it means that the BJP doesn
The Congress party organised a 'Nyay Yatra' (Justice March) on Sunday, protesting the contaminated water issue in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, the consumption of which led to the death of approximately 20 people and left hundreds ill.
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.
"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
"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
A resident, Purnima Kaushal told ANI, "The drainage problem is so severe that if the sewer gets clogged, the entire area gets flooded with sewage. The whole gutter line behind the houses is overflowing. The smell is so bad that my children have fallen ill from vomiting. Sewage water is mi
A local resident Gabbar Lashkari told ANI, "We had been complaining about dirty water for several days, but no one was listening and several people were falling ill. My daughter, Kanak Lashkari (15), is currently admitted to the Arvindo hospital. My mother, aged 93, fell ill on December 2
The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought a report from the State Government about the number of people infected and dead due to the contaminated water incident in Indore's Bhagirathpura area.
Following the directions of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, a high-level meeting was held over Indore's contaminated water issue here on Thursday to review the situation and coordinate relief measures after at least four people died.
Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said, "Around 198 people have been hospitalised after consuming contaminated water. No one is in the danger zone. One patient is on ventilator support though out of danger and fine. We are committed to ensuring that lives are saved and proper t