Mumbai’s 99-Hour-Long Water Cut: When Will Supply Go Back To Normal? Check Dates, Timings And Areas
Mumbai’s 99-Hour-Long Water Cut: When Will Supply Go Back To Normal? Check Dates, Timings And Areas
Mumbai is set to experience a 99-hour low water pressure disruption starting Monday, December 22, due to essential pipeline work for the Metro Line 7A expansion. This interruption, announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will affect various wards in the central and western...www.timesnownews.com
Mumbai is set to experience a 99-hour low water pressure disruption starting Monday, December 22, due to essential pipeline work for the Metro Line 7A expansion. This interruption, announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will affect various wards in the central and western suburbs until December 26.
Mumbai: Large parts of the city are bracing for a 99-hour spell of low water pressure, beginning Monday morning, as civic authorities carry out critical pipeline connection work linked to the expansion of the Mumbai Metro network. The prolonged disruption, announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, is expected to last nearly four days and will affect multiple wards across central and western suburbs.
Mumbai’s 99-Hour Water Disruption: What’s Happening and Why
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the low-pressure phase will begin at 10 am on Monday, December 22, and continue until 1 pm on Friday, December 26, 2025. The disruption is tied to water pipeline diversion and cross-connection works required for the Mumbai Metro Line 7A.
Civic officials said the work is unavoidable and forms a crucial part of long-term infrastructure upgrades in the city.
Metro Construction Behind the Supply Impact
The construction work is being executed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). As part of the Metro Line 7A project, a 2,400 mm diameter Upper Vaitarna main water pipeline is being diverted. The BMC will carry out technically complex cross-connections during this period, requiring controlled water flow to ensure safety and engineering precision.
Officials stressed that the exercise is essential to avoid future damage to both metro and water infrastructure.
G North Ward: Dharavi to See Fluctuating Supply
Several parts of Dharavi in G North ward will receive water at low pressure during both morning and evening schedules.
Morning supply areas — including Dharavi Loop Road, A.K.G. Nagar, Jasmine Mill Road, Matunga Labour Camp, Sant Rohidas Road, 60 Feet Road, 90 Feet Road, Sant Kakeya Road, M.P. Nagar, Dhorwada and Mahatma Gandhi Road — normally receive water from 4 am to 12 noon, but will face low pressure between 9 am and 5 pm from December 22 to 25.
Evening supply areas such as Dharavi Main Road, Ganesh Mandir Road, Dilip Kadam Road, Jasmine Mill Road, Mahim Junction and A.K.G. Nagar, which usually receive water from 4 pm to 9 pm, will experience low pressure from 5 pm to 10 pm during the same dates.
K East Ward:
In K East ward, low-pressure supply will impact both afternoon and evening water distribution.
Afternoon supply areas — Kabir Nagar, Bamanwada, Parsi Wada, Airport Area, Tarun Bharat Colony, Islampura, Deulwadi and P&T Colony — will see reduced pressure during their regular 2 pm to 5:30 pm supply window from December 22 to 25.
Evening supply areas, including Koldongri, Old Police Lane, Vijay Nagar (Sahar Road) and Mogarpada, will face low pressure during the usual 5 pm to 10 pm slot across the same period.
H East Ward: BKC and Bandra East to Feel the Pinch
In H East ward, both late-night and early-morning supplies will be affected.
Areas such as Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Motilal Nagar, which receive water between 10 pm and 11:40 pm, will see low pressure from December 22 to 25.
Meanwhile, early-morning supply areas — Prabhat Colony, Kalina, CST Road (South Side), University Area, Khar Subway to Kherwadi, Bandra East, Golibar Road and nearby localities — will face reduced pressure from December 23 to 25, during their regular 3:30 am to 9 am supply window.
When Will Water Supply Return to Normal?
The BMC has said that water pressure is expected to gradually normalise after 1 pm on Friday, December 26, once the cross-connection work is completed and the system stabilises.
BMC Advisory for Residents
Urging public cooperation, the BMC has advised residents in affected areas to store sufficient water in advance, use water judiciously, and boil and filter drinking water as a precaution. Officials acknowledged the inconvenience but said the temporary hardship is necessary for long-term improvements to Mumbai’s transport and civic infrastructure.
For now, Mumbai residents are being asked to plan ahead — and hold on — as the city navigates yet another complex infrastructure upgrade beneath its streets.
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Contrasting Pics Show Poisoned Water For Citizens, But Mineral Water For Politicians
Contrasting Pics Show Poisoned Water For Citizens, But Mineral Water For Politicians
As residents struggle with poisoned water, visuals of Madhya Pradesh ministers being served bottled water have highlighted the stark divide between the powerful and the common man, even when it comes to something as basic as drinking water. 13 people have died due to water contamination in Indore.www.republicworld.com
As residents struggle with poisoned water, visuals of Madhya Pradesh ministers being served bottled water have highlighted the stark divide between the powerful and the common man, even when it comes to something as basic as drinking water. 13 people have died due to water contamination in Indore.
Indore: Visuals of top Madhya Pradesh ministers being served bottled water at a recent press conference as the masses continues to bear the brunt of poisoned water have reignited questions about the disparity between common men and the powerful class, even when it comes to something as basic as drinking water.
The visuals showed Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and other politicians sitting around a table, where several bottles of mineral water were kept. This is in stark contrast with visuals from Indore's Bhagirathpura showing family members crying over the loss of their loved ones. Among the heartbroken citizens is a woman who lost her 6-month-old child due to water contamination. The infant had consumed baby formula made by mixing the contaminated water.
The mother wailed, “My child is no more. He had vomiting and diarrhea since two days."
The city is filled with more such tragedies as at least 13 people have lost their lives after drinking contaminated water.
Lab reports from Bhagirathpura’s Narmada pipeline have confirmed contamination by fecal coliform, E. coli, Klebsiella and Vibrio cholerae.
Shockingly, the main pipeline, which supplies drinking water to the area, passes beneath a public toilet. Due to a leakage in the main line, sewage water reportedly mixed with the drinking water. Several water distribution lines were also found broken in the area, due to which contaminated water was reaching the households.
‘You Continued To Drink Bisleri...’
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, on Friday launched an attack on the present state government. Bharti, who is also the former Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, said that the water contamination tragedy has "shamed and disgraced" not only Madhya Pradesh, but the entire system. She asked why did officials continued drinking packaged water and not reached out to the public if the state's government's plan failed.
The politician wrote on X, “When your plan didn't work, why did you continue to drink Bisleri water while sitting in your position? Why didn't you leave the position and reach out to the public?”
She added, "There is no explanation for such sins- either atonement or punishment!"
‘Price Of Life Is Not Rs 2 Lakh’
Commenting on the irony that the "cleanest city in India" reported "such ugliness and filth", Bharti said, “Poisoned water has swallowed so many lives and continues to do so...The death toll is rising.”
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav earlier took cognizance of the deaths and announced ₹2 lakh assistance for the families of the deceased. Commenting on the ex-gratia, Uma Bharti said, “The price of life is not two lakh rupees because their families remain immersed in grief for a lifetime.”
‘Testing Time For Mohan Yadav’
Calling for strict punishment for those responsible for contaminated water, Bharti said in a post on X, “A severe atonement must be made for this sin, an apology must be sought from the affected people, and maximum punishment must be given to all the culprits from bottom to top.”
Tagging BJP and the Chief Minister to her tweet, she added, “This is a testing time for Mr. Mohan Yadav.”
Also Read- Indore Health Emergency: Mohan Yadav Govt Ensures Free Treatment, Promises Probe Into Water Contamination Tragedy
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Hundreds hospitalised in Indore after public toilet built above water pipeline appears to have let sewage into supply
Sewage-contaminated drinking water is being blamed for killing at least 10 people, including a baby boy, and sending more than 270 others to hospital in Indore, ranked India’s “cleanest city” for the last eight years.
Residents of a congested, lower-income neighbourhood in Indore, Madhya Pradesh’s commercial capital, had been warning authorities for months about foul-smelling tap water. Their complaints went unheeded, despite the city’s much-lauded ranking for waste segregation and other cleanliness measures.
“I have received information about 10 deaths due to a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area,” said Indore’s mayor, Pushyamitra Bhargava. Sewage was mixing “in the main line leading from the water tank”, he added.
Local media reported that the death toll had climbed to 15, but there was no official confirmation. At least 32 patients remain in intensive care units. Beyond those hospitalised, the state’s chief minister, Mohan Yadav, said health teams conducting door-to-door visits identified 2,456 “suspected patients”, who were given first aid “on the spot”.
Authorities say a public toilet constructed above a drinking water pipeline appears to have allowed sewage to seep into the supply. The toilet was built without a septic tank.
Residents began streaming into hospitals earlier this week, complaining of vomiting, diarrhoea and high fever.
Water tests “confirmed the presence of abnormal bacteria generally found in sewer water comprising human waste”, a medical official said.
Residents said their complaints about the water had run into a bureaucratic maze of red tape.
“Prima facie, this case falls under gross dereliction of duty,” said an Indore municipal councillor, Kamal Waghela. Several municipal officials have been suspended pending an investigation.
The five-month-old infant who died had been bottle-fed using tap water, his father, Sunil Sahu, told reporters. “No one told us the water was contaminated. We filtered it. The same water was flowing throughout the neighbourhood. There was no warning,” he said.
An editorial in the Hindu called for “better enforcement of water guidelines and other environmental laws at all levels”. The newspaper noted that toxic air pollution, which blankets many cities, was already “wreaking havoc on citizens’ health” and said what happened in Madhya Pradesh should serve as “a wake-up call for India’s water management”.
The opposition Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, accused the Bharatiya Janata party-led state government of negligence, saying “clean water isn’t a favour – it’s a right to life”.
The government said new rules would be framed to prevent similar incidents. “No stone will be left unturned to make sure it does not happen again,” Yadav said.
The Indore crisis comes amid broader concerns over water safety nationwide. The Times of India reported that only 8% of public water-testing laboratories run by the Delhi government were accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, which certifies facilities meeting international quality-control standards. Nationwide, 59% of public labs are now accredited.
Experts warn that as India’s urban population grows rapidly, lapses in water testing heighten the risk of disease outbreaks.
Sewage in drinking water blamed for at least 10 deaths in India’s ‘cleanest city’
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So the choices are:India's groundwatr crisis, whic states are heading towards 'day zero' first
India's groundwater crisis: Which states are heading towards 'Day Zero' first | India News - The Times of India
India News: In a narrow lane of India, men and women wait quietly with plastic drums lined in rows. Some squat, some sit, with eyes fixed on the bend ahead. Sudde.
In a narrow lane of india, men and women wait quietly with plastic drums lined in rows. Some squat, some sit, with eyes fixed on the bend ahead.
Suddenly, the silence breaks. A water tanker reverses into the alley, its engine drowning out the waiting. Young men rush forward climbing atop the truck, lowering pipes into the tank. Within moments, quiet order unravels into chaos.
Hundreds of kilometres away, in rural India, women walk long distances to empty wells, dried-up tubewells and shrinking water bodies, hoping to find a few litres of water.
Just because some cities suffered floods doesn’t mean you have water. For a country that supports nearly 17% of the world’s population with just 4% of its freshwater resources, water scarcity has become a daily reality, and not just a distant threat.
With India’s population expected to rise from 1.3 billion to nearly 1.7 billion by 2050 the question is no longer whether India is facing a water crisis.
But how soon parts of the country will run out!
What is a water crisis? How severe is it in India?
A water crisis occurs when the availability of safe usable water falls short of demand. The World Bank defines water scarcity as a situation where annual per capita water availability drops below 1,000 cubic metres.
India is steadily moving towards this threshold.
Despite supporting 17% of the world’s population, India has access to only 4% of global freshwater resources.
According to NITI Aayog's Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) the country is facing the worst water crisis in its history, with nearly 600 million people experiencing high to extreme water stress.
India’s per capita water availability stood at 1,486 cubic metres in 2021, placing it in the water-stressed category (below 1,700 cubic metres). Government estimates suggest this could fall further to 1,341 cubic metres by 2025 and 1,140 cubic metres by 2050, pushing large parts of the country closer to scarcity.
A shrinking global water reserve
Globally, freshwater reserves have declined sharply over the two decades, with losses estimated at 324 billion cubic metres every year, enough to meet meet the annual water needs of 280 million people.
According to the Union minister of Jal Shakti releases Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment Report of the Country for the Year 2025, “Groundwater assessment units across India are categorised as safe, semi critical,critical and over exploited, based on the ratio of annual groundwater extraction and replenishment in the
phreatic aquifer. The assigned categories aid in planning, management, and regulation of the country's groundwater resources.
Water consumption worldwide increased by 25% between 2000 and 2019, with nearly a third of that growth
occurring in already water-stressed regions, the report stated.
Northern India figures prominently among these drying zones, alongside parts of northern China, Central America
and the southwestern United States. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, worsening droughts and unsustainable land and water use have accelerated the decline.
For India, the implications are stark. Agriculture, livelihoods, urban growth and ecological sustainability all hinge
on groundwater, the country’s most heavily used and least regulated water source.
Groundwater india's invisible lifeline
Groundwater forms the backbone of India’s water security According to the 2019 NITI Aayog report, the Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) stated that the contribution of groundwater is nearly 62% in irrigation, 85% in rural
water supply and 45% in urban water supply.
Yet this invisible lifeline is being drawn down faster than it can be replenished. As per the Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment 2025, India’s total annual groundwater recharge stands at 448.52 billion cubic metres (bcm).
After accounting for natural discharge, the annual extractable resource is estimated at 407.75 bcm. Current extraction has reached 247.22 bcm, pushing the national stage of groundwater extraction to about 60.6%.
While the national average may suggest moderate stress the reality on the ground is far more uneven.
Out of the total 6,762 assessment units, around 25% have been categorised as Overexploited, Critical, or Semi-Critical. These are areas where extraction is approaching or exceeding natural recharge, a warning sign that aquifers are under severe stress.
States/cities staring at ‘Day Zero
The most vulnerable regions are concejtrated in three broad zones:
Northwest India: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh — where groundwater recharge exists but
indiscriminate withdrawal, driven largely by agriculture, has led to over-extraction.
Western India: Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat - where arid conditions limit natural recharge
Southern peninsular India: including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, where hard
crystalline aquifers have low storage capacity.
States with the highest proportion of over-exploited and critical units include Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu and Delhi. In Punjab, groundwater extraction stands at over 156% of annual recharge. Rajasthan follows closely at 147%, while Delhi’s extraction level exceeds 90%, placing placing it in the critical category.
Urban centres are not immune. NITI Aayog has warned that 121 major cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai, face the risk of depleting their groundwater reserves.
Chennai already experienced ‘day zero’ in June 2019, when all four major reservoirs of the big city reservoirs ran
dry. People had to line up for hours to wait for a small allocation of water brought in by trucks from other areas.
A BBC report, citing UN projections, ranked Bengaluru second after Brazil’s São Paulo, among 11 global cities at
risk of running out of drinking water. As water levels drop and summer temperatures rise, cities are imposing restrictions.
Lakhs of residents across the 'city of dreams,' Mumbai are grappling with acute water scarcity. In Bengaluru, authorities have banned the use of potable water for non-essential activities such as washing cars and watering gardens. Yet questions remain over whether fines and regulations alone can avert a full-blown crisis.
In rural areas, the crisis manifests differently, in longer walks for water, abandoned wells and failed crops
Why is india running out of water?
Experts point to multiple, interconnected causes:
Rising demand: India’s water demand is expected to outstrip supply by 2030
Agricultural overuse: Water-intensive crops like paddy in Punjab and Haryana
Encroachment of water bodies: Lakes and ponds dissapearing, especially in cities like Bengaluru
Climate change: Erratic monsoons and declining river flows
Pollution: Industrial waste, sewage, and mining contaminating groundwater
Weak regulation: Outdated laws like the Easement Act of 1882, which ties groundwater ownership to land
Fragmented governance: Separate authorities for surface and groundwater management
Public apathy: Water treated as a free, unlimited resource
Groundwater overuse and contamination
India is the largest user of groundwater in the world, accounting for over 25% of global groundwater extraction. The consequences are severe:
Nearly 70% of groundwater sources are contaminated
India ranks 120th out of 122 countries on the global water quality index
Groundwater extraction in India is assessed using data from the Minor Irrigation Census and sample surveys
conducted by State Ground Water Departments According to the National Compilation on Dynamic Ground
Water Resources of India, 2025, the country’s total the country’s total annual groundwater extraction is estimated
at 247.22 billion cubic metres (bcm).
The agriculture sector remains the largest consumer, accounting for 87% of total extraction, or 215.10 bcm. Domestic use
contributes 11% (27.89 bcm), while industrial use accounts for the remaining 2% (4.23bc)
Water-intensive cropping patterns, such as paddy cultivation in Punjab and Haryana, and it continues to strain aquifers, even in regions where rainfall is relatively adequate. As India’s population grows and incomes rise, food demand is expected to surge
According to the NITI report, India’s population is expected to increase to 1.66 billion by 2050. At the same time, per capita income is estimated to increase by 5.5% per annum With increasing population and purchasing power, the annual food requirement in the country will exceed 250 million tons by 2050.
The total demand for grains will increase to 375 million tons including grain for feeding livestock by 2050.”
“This will increase the demand for food. The surge in demand for these water-intensive crops will, ceteris paribus,
multiply our current agricultural consumption of water,” it added.
State and UT-wise classification shows:
Over-exploited (>100%): Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
Critical (90–100%): Delhi
High stress (70–90%): Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Moderate to low stress (<70%): All remaining states and UTs, including Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and several northeastern states.
Despite a national average that masks local crises, groundwater stress is highly concentrated. More than 25% of administrative units fall under over-exploited, critical or semi-critical categories in nine states and UTs: Haryana,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Puducherry.
These regions face the highest risk of aquifer depletion, underscoring the urgent need for targeted groundwater
management, crop diversification and demand-side interventions.
Rainfall remains the primary source of groundwater recharge in India, but its distribution varies widely across regions and seasons. Most of the country receives rainfall during the southwest monsoon, while long dry spells dominate the rest of the year.
State - wise groundwater stress: What the data shows
Groundwater levels typically fall before the monsoon and recover partially during and after it. However, CGWB data shows that in 2024, more than 57% of monitored wells recorded a fall in water levels compared to the previous year, with significant declines observed in states such as Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra,
Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
Karnataka:
According to the National Compilation on Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2025, Karnataka’s annual groundwater recharge is estimated at 19.27 bcm, while extractable resources stand at 17.41 bcm. While recharge and extractable resources have increased marginally from 2024, extraction has also risen slightly. Overall, the state has seen a modest improvement, with extraction levels dropping from 68.44% in 2024 to 66.44% in 2024
to 66.49% in 2025.
Maharashtra:
Central Maharashtra, a drought-prone region receiving only 400–700 mm of rainfall annually, remains heavily dependent
on groundwater. The state’s annual groundwater recharge is estimated at 33.89 bcm, with extractable resources of 31.99
bcm. Extraction stands at 16.57 bcm, translating to a stage of extraction of 51.79% — a slight improvement from 2024.
Punjab:
Punjab remains among the most over-exploited states. Its annual groundwater extraction (26.27 bcm) far
exceeds its extractable resource (16.8 bcm), pushing the stage of groundwater extraction to 156.36%.Although extraction has marginally declined from 2024, the state continues to draw far more water than it replenishes, largely due to water-intensive agriculture.
Rajasthan:
Rajasthan’s groundwater situation is similarly alarming. With an annual extraction of 17.10 bcm against extractable resources of 11.62 bcm, the stage of extraction stands at 147.11%. Despite slight improvements in recharge, over-extraction remains entrenched.
Delhi:
Delhi’s groundwater extraction stands at 92.10%, placing it in the critical category. While extraction has reduced
slightly since 2024, the city remains heavily dependent on groundwater to meet domestic demand.
What is beng done by govt?
Jal shakti abhiyan (JSA)
To address India’s growing water crisis, the government has rolled out a series of initiatives aimed at conservation, recharge, and equitable acces to water One of the key programmes is the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) launched in 2019 as a nationwide movement to promote water conservation, groundwater recharge and rainwater harvesting.
Atal bhujal yojana
Another major intervention is the Atal Bhujal Yojana, which emphasises sustainable groundwater management through community participation, improved recharge and regulated extraction.
Atal missio for rejuvenation - In urban areas, the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 supports rainwater harvesting through stormwater drainage systems and promotes groundwater recharge via aquifer management plans.
Jal Jeevan mission The
Centre has also launched the Amrit Sarovar initiative, under which 50,000 water bodies, each roughly one acre in size, are
being developed across the country to enhance local water storage and recharge.
GIS based platform - To
improve transparency and monitoring, the Central Ground Water board (CGWB) has developed a GIS-based public platform
called the India Groundwater Resource Estimation System (IN- GRES). The portal visualises groundwater recharge, extraction, rainfall and categorisation at the level of individual assessment units, allowing comparisons with previous years.
Yet, even as policies and programmes expand on paper, a parallel and troubling reality persists.
The invisible crisis beneath our feet
India’s water crisis is not just about scarcity, but governance. Groundwater ownership laws dating back to the Easement Act
1882 allow landowners to extract water beneath their land with few restrictions.
Fragmented water management, weak enforcement and limited public awareness have allowed overuse to continue unchecked.
While government initiatives, from the Jal Shakti Abhiyan and Atal Bhujal Yojana to large-scale rainwater harvesting and
aquifer mapping programmes, aim to reverse the trend, experts may warn that without behavioural change and strict
regulation, these measures may not be enough.
Water budgeting, which treats water like a financial account balancing availability against demand is also increasingly being
seen as a crucial tool to identify stressed regions before they reach breaking point.
Behind this lies a darker reality, an informal and often illegal groundwater trade. Tankers extract water from over-exploited aquifers, frequently without regulation or quality checks, accelerating depletion while rsing concerns over contamination.
For now, the scenes of tankers, queues and dried wells serve as a warning. India may not be out of water yet, but in many places, it is running out of time. This underground trade, operating largely unchecked risks pushing India towards a long-term groundwater collapse tomorrow.
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population control? not breed like f'n rabbits?
That would result in loss of human capital and put the economy in decline, kind of like what is expected to happen to Japan and China.
you do realize there is no way make extra water? more food? yes more metals? yes you can dig in new places
I agree with you. Poor population control in India contributes to people lacking basic civic sense migrating to countries like the US and Canada.
its more dumb quota system and Nehruvian economics. a merit based system would have forced people rethink their child plansI agree with you. Poor population control in India contributes to people lacking basic civic sense migrating to countries like the US and Canada.
could you provide your opinion on the article post 25 - as you stated half the population is useless, post 25 article does include that local party can afford to take better steps for cleaner water but thr not
about how rich and and powerful get what plebians don't? it is is unique condition applicable to India alone.
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State toll at 6, doctors’ panel finds 15 Indore deaths due to foul water
The analysis, conducted by doctors at the city’s Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGM), Indore, was submitted to the state government on Tuesday.
BHOPAL: A panel of doctors from a government medical college has attributed at least 15 deaths in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore to the recent outbreak of diarrhoea triggered by contaminated drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area, a senior official confirmed on Tuesday.
While the state health department has confirmed six deaths so far due to consumption of contaminated drinking water in Bhagirathpura, residents have claimed the toll to be much higher. To be sure, the state administration has distributed compensation of ₹2 lakh each to 18 affected families, saying it wants to “help” those who have lost their dear ones.
Amid conflicting claims over the toll, a team of five doctors from Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGM), Indore studied 21 deaths reported since the outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea began on December 29 last year. “Their mandate was to find how many have died because of drinking contaminated drinking water,” a senior health official said, requesting anonymity. The panel submitted the death analysis report to the government on Tuesday.
Of the 21 deaths analysed, 15 were linked to “diarrhoea and related symptoms caused by contaminated water,” Indore divisional commissioner Sudam Khade said, citing the report.
The commissioner added that post-mortem reports in two of these cases were awaited while the remaining four deaths were attributed to reasons such as kidney failure and cardiac arrest.
The report was prepared by the five-member panel comprising Dr Suraj Sahu, Dr Akhilesh, Dr Himanshu, Dr Sanjay Dubey, and Dr Sunil Soni, officials said.
“The team analysed each case based on treatment records, symptoms, medical history, and documents submitted by hospitals and family members,” a doctor, who was part of the five-member panel, said. “Since many victims were cremated without a post-mortem examination, it was difficult to establish the exact cause of death. Family statements and administrative records often contradicted each other, so we relied solely on medical evidence to reach a conclusion.”
On Monday, a 72-year-old man, Bhagwan Bhame, from Bhagirathpura died at Indore-based Bombay Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment since December 30 with diarrhoea symptoms. According to his family, Bhame was admitted to a private hospital at 11.30pm on December 30 after complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea. His condition deteriorated within hours of getting admitted at the hospital and he suffered a heart attack. He was then referred to Bombay Hospital on January 3.
“He suffered a cardiac arrest when he was brought to the hospital. He was given CPR and then placed on a ventilator. He was also suffering from multiple organ failure,” Bombay Hospital’s manager Rahul Parashar said.
Amid the gastroenteritis outbreak triggered by contaminated drinking water supply, the health department has intensified screening of people, with 4,827 residents being screened on Monday, officials said.
At least 12 new patients suffering from diarrhoea were reported at a health facility in Indore on Monday, officials said, adding that at present, 39 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals, including 10 in intensive care units (ICUs).
Meanwhile, a team from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has submitted its investigation report in the Bhagirathpura incident to the National Health Mission in Bhopal. The details of the report remain unknown.
Source:
State toll at 6, doctors’ panel finds 15 Indore deaths due to foul water
The analysis, conducted by doctors at the city’s Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGM), Indore, was submitted to the state government on Tuesday.| India News
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The challenges are not a cake walk. It requires serious political will and the end of tom-foolery by the people’s representatives. When challenged, they remind the people of policies and intent. Policies and intent don’t deliver clean water. Feeling the earth on-the-ground would help. Or, a treat of unhealthy water to the visiting VIP with the caveat: “Drinking this water could endanger your health once and for all”
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