Amid uncertainty over the casualties from tainted water in Indore, Madhya Pradesh Urban Affairs Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya stated that he would disclose the exact number on Saturday. During his visit to Bhagirathpura, the area where contaminated water led to multiple deaths and over 200 hospitalizations, he refrained from responding to media inquiries. Reporters persisted in asking about the exact death toll, to which Vijayvargiya mentioned that he would provide the figures in a press conference the following day.
Notably, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s government in Madhya Pradesh suspended two senior officials of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), including Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisonia. In addition, the In-charge superintendent engineer of the Public Health Department, Sanjeev Srivastava, was also suspended, while Indore Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav was immediately transferred. Chief Minister Yadav emphasized that strict actions were being taken against negligence in the Bhagirathpura incident caused by contaminated drinking water.
Chief Minister Yadav further conducted a virtual meeting with Mayors of all 16 civic bodies in the state, along with Chairpersons, district collectors, and Municipal Commissioners, issuing necessary directives. The meeting, which lasted for over two hours, was attended by senior officials from various departments, including Health, Urban Affairs, and other relevant headquarters-level officers.
