24 people in Indore died drinking sewage-tainted water via municipal lines: Probe
A judicial inquiry confirmed 24 deaths in Indore from contaminated water, citing delayed tender processes for new pipelines as the cause.
A judicial inquiry has determined that 24 individuals succumbed to gastrointestinal infections and dehydration after consuming water tainted with sewage through Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) pipelines in Bhagirathpura, according to the report submitted to the Indore bench of the high court. The probe was led by retired Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta, with a focus on a delayed tender process for constructing a new Narmada-water pipeline as the main cause of the outbreak between December 2025 and February 2026.
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