Bhopal, March 20 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday expressed concern over the growing cases of skin ailments among children, allegedly due to contaminated water in Betul district, and sought immediate intervention from the authorities.According to available information, an outbreak of skin diseases, particularly itching (scabies), has been observed among children in Danvakheda village, located in the Ghodadongri block of Betul distr…
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Amaravati, Feb 25 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday suspended the Municipal Commissioner of Srikakulam following a diarrhoea outbreak in the town that has left one person dead and dozens hospitalised.Municipal Commissioner Kurma Rao was suspended on charges of negligence in connection with the outbreak, officials said.Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Suresh Kumar, issued orders suspending the Municipal Commissioner.Cases of diarrhoea have been reported from various …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A 54-year-old man, Ramnaresh Yadav, died after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water in Bhagirathpura area of Indore, even as concerns continue to mount over suspected water-borne illnesses in the locality.Yadav had reportedly been battling health complications for over two weeks and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the past 15 days before succumbing during treatment on Tuesday.Speaking to IANS on Wednesday, his daughter Prerna Yadav alleged th…
Indore, Jan 10 (IANS) With four new cases of diarrhoea traced in the last 24 hours in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area, the number of patients admitted in hospitals rose to 41 on Saturday, including 12 in intensive care units (ICUs), according to Chief Health and Medical Officer (CHMO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani.There were 11 patients admitted to ICU wards on Friday. However, the health condition of one more patient admitted to a general ward in a hospital deteriorated on Saturday and the patient has …
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from the Gujarat government within two weeks over media reports alleging a spurt in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar due to contaminated drinking water, an official said on Thursday.The Commission observed that the contents of the media report, if found to be true, raise serious issues of violation of the human rights of the affected persons.Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report carried on January 4, the N…
Indore, Dec 30 (IANS) The number of patients suffering from acute stomach pain, vomiting and many other systems of diarrhoea, which allegedly occurred due to consumption of contaminated water in a residential colony in Madhya Pradesh’s state capital Indore continued to surge for the last three days. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and state Urban Development Minister, Kailash Vijayvargiya, said on Tuesday that total 66 patients are being treated at multiple hospitals in the city.Additionally…