Indore Water Contamination: Death Toll Keeps Rising, Government Officials Suspended

An study into the water pollution incident in Bhagirathpura, Indore, which caused seven deaths on Wednesday and 162 patients undergoing treatment at 27 public and private facilities, has exposed serious flaws in the city's water delivery system. A leak was discovered in the main water supply conduit in Bhagirathpura, above which a toilet had been constructed, possibly contaminating drinking water, according to Dilip Kumar Yadav, commissioner of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC).