Indore Mayor Orders 7-Day Water Survey After Contamination Deaths

Bhargav also emphasised that the entire Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) team was continuously working among the people and addressing the complaints without any delay.

"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 Minister, a survey regarding water supply will be conducted throughout Indore over the next seven days. Any complaints or information about leaks will be addressed within 48 hours," Bhargav told ANI.

He further added that instructions were given to all the officials to conduct the survey zone and ward wise and actively resolve any complaint reported.

"To implement the directives of the Chief Minister in Indore, I have instructed all the officials to conduct surveys zone-wise and ward-wise and resolve the complaint received. Additionally, I have instructed them that if there are complaints of dirty water, then it should be resolved immediately. Also, if cleaning is required in water tanks and overhead tanks, it should be carried out without delay," the mayor said.

The water contamination incident in Indore's Bhagirathpura has sparked widespread criticism as it claimed several lives and many families were affected from it.

Meanwhile, a woman who lost her 74-year-old mother Manjula Vadh, shared her pain, saying recently she came to meet her mom but due to contaminated water she passed away.

"... I had come to see my mother and other family members. When I was leaving, she packed a tiffin for me. Later that night, on December 29, I received a call about my mother's illness. She was taken to MY Hospital, where her ECG was done twice. Later, the doctors declared her dead...I consider this water contamination for my loss...Concillor and Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya visited here and handed over the Rs 2 lakh check. Currently, we are purchasing water from outside. We don't have trust in tanker water," Jyoti Ravi Kumar said.

Notably, several residents have said they still don't trust the tanker water being supplied by the municipal corporation and are afraid of using it for drinking purposes. Instead they are purchasing packed drinking water and water cans from the market.

- ANI