Ujjain, Jan 2 (IANS) Describing Malwa as the granary of the state, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday the Madhya Pradesh government has spent Rs 3,000 crore as compensation for crop damaged due to rain in the past two years.Addressing a ceremonial event in Khachrod in Ujjain district, CM Yadav also shared that the government has distributed Rs 1,300 crore to 6.5 lakh farmers as compensation for growers under the ‘Bhavantar’ scheme.CM Yadav shared that his government’s vision for 2026 w…
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Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Amid the health crisis in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area which came from contaminated water and killed several people, the Madhya Pradesh government, on Friday, took action against senior officials of the city’s municipal corporation.The state government has issued a show-cause to the Indore Municipal Commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav and Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisonia, who has been transferred from Indore with immediate effect.Pradeep Nigam, In-charge Superintendent Engine…
Indore/New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government over the contaminated water crisis in Indore, accusing the administration of distributing “poison” instead of water while remaining in “deep slumber.”In a strongly-worded post on social media platform X, LoP Gandhi described the incident as a grave violation of the right to life, holding the “double-engine government” fully responsi…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government submitted a status report in the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday on the ongoing contaminated water crisis in the city’s Bhagirathpura area. The approximately 15-page report officially stated that four persons have died due to the consumption of contaminated water.It further mentioned that around 200 people are admitted to various hospitals, with 35 of them in intensive care units.The case, a Public Interest Litigation filed b…
Indore, Jan 1 (IANS) As residents of Bhagirathpura slum in Indore grapple with a deadly outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea linked to contaminated water, the Madhya Pradesh government has yet to release exact data on the number of fatalities. Local claims suggest the death toll could be as high as 13, while official acknowledgments remain stuck at just four, leaving families in anguish and no authority able to provide a definitive count. Meanwhile, new cases of illness are still emerging, with mo…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The NHRC has sought a report within two weeks from the Madhya Pradesh government over a media report alleging seven deaths and 40 cases of hospitalisation after consuming contaminated water in Indore district, an official said on Thursday. Taking suo motu cognisance of Wednesday’s media report about the alleged water contamination deaths in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore district, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Chief Secretary calli…
Indore, Dec 31 (IANS) In an effort to ensure better co-ordination between administration and hospitals for treatment of people affected by suspected contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura, the Madhya Pradesh government appointed over two dozen administrative and revenue officials on Wednesday. A notification issued on Wednesday, stated that total 14 Tehsildars appointed have been tasked to ensure better coordination between the hospitals and the health department. Additionally, as many as …