Indore, Jan 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari on Wednesday said the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is taking daily updates on the water contamination tragedy in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area and he will soon be visiting the affected families.“Rahul Gandhi is monitoring Bhagirathpura’s situation every day and he will be visiting here to meet the affected families soon. The Congress will keep fighting for the people of Madhya Pradesh.”I would r…
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Indore, Jan 12 (IANS) Amid mounting criticism from across the country over contaminated drinking water that has claimed several lives in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area in recent weeks in Madhya Pradesh, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava on Monday said he had taken moral responsibility from the very first day the health crisis broke out. Addressing a press conference in Indore, the BJP leader emphasised that both the state administration and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) have been making “all …
Bhopal/Indore, Jan 12 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari, on Monday, claimed that 23 people died due to consumption of contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura while the Chief Minister Mohan Yadav-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was yet to fix the accountability of any senior official or a local leader into the matter. He said that Mohan Yadav should act as a Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and take action against the officials and the BJP leaders whose neglig…
Indore, Jan 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Saturday that the health situation in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, where contaminated drinking water killed several people recently, is steadily returning to normal. However, the health department has been put on alert to provide all possible treatment to the people.The Minister said that the administration has decided to conduct a health check-up of every resident in the Bhagirathpura area and the proce…
Indore, Jan 8 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths allegedly caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area.He accused the government authorities and elected representatives of indulging in a blame game instead of fixing responsibility.Expressing anguish over the incident, the Rajya Sabha MP said it was shocking that Indore — known as the economic capital and one of …
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) There has been a significant improvement in the situation in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area following a severe water contamination crisis that led to a diarrhoea outbreak and multiple deaths, as the number of patients admitted to hospitals has continued to decrease for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.According to Indore’s Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, the number of patients currently admitted to hospitals with diarrhoea symptoms dropp…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has provided compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 18 people who died following the outbreak of illness caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, an official said.While the administration is still assessing the overall impact of the incident, officials said the assistance has been extended to families where deaths have been confirmed, even as the health crisis triggered by the contamination continues to be…
Indore, Jan 7 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar on Wednesday alleged that contaminated drinking water is being supplied in Madina Nagar, a Muslim-majority residential colony in the Khajrana area of Indore.Singhar, accompanied by local Congress workers, visited several residential colonies adjoining the Bhagirathpura area, where the supply of contaminated water triggered a diarrhoea outbreak and reportedly led to multiple deaths.During the visit, he conducted an on-ground i…
Indore, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday, expressed serious concern over Indore water contamination tragedy that killed several people in the past two weeks and said that if required, “civil and criminal liabilities” would be decided against those officials found guilty in the matter. Hearing the Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed by different stakeholders in the matter, the division bench comprising of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi noted that the…
Indore, Jan 6 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh High Court, while hearing Indore’s water contamination case on Tuesday, questioned the state government’s status report, which claimed four deaths in the incident, and directed to submit a fresh report in the matter by January 15. During the hearing on three separate Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed related to the case, the divisional bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi noted that the court has taken a “very strict s…