Indore’s Bhagirathpura Water Tragedy: Umang Singhar Seeks ₹10 Lakh Compensation, Action Over Civic Lapses
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Umang Singhar on Friday questioned the government over the Bhagirathpura contaminated water tragedy and the findings of the judicial inquiry commission. Addressing a press conference at Residency, Singhar said the incident had raised serious questions about safe drinking water, administrative accountability and the…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Opposition leader Umang Singhar has demanded ₹10 lakh compensation and accountability from the government following the contamination of water in Bhagirathpura, raising concerns over safe drinking water, administrative responsibility and civic infrastructure. The Madhya Pradesh High Court constituted a judicial inquiry commission to examine the causes of water contamination, the illnesses and deaths, as well as administrative and technical lapses.
The commission's findings revealed that the water supplied in Bhagirathpura was unfit for human consumption due to sewage entering the drinking water pipeline, with 22 deaths linked to contaminated water out of 36 deaths investigated. Singhar criticized the commission for not receiving crucial engineering records, including layout plans, design drawings and pipeline alignment maps.
He also questioned delays in sewage and wastewater pipeline work, with a file pending for 66 days for the mayor's signature. Singhar demanded the government explain the delay, clarify administrative responsibility and implement the commission's recommendations.
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