'Micro-Checking Underway': MP Minister Responds After Indore Water Contamination Kills 8

Madhya Pradesh Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said that micro-level checking is being carried out across the entire colony in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area and is expected to be completed within 8–10 days, following the deaths of several people allegedly linked to contaminated water.

He noted that water treatment measures had already been initiated earlier after concerns emerged about possible sewage contamination and that the process is continuing.
“There were possibilities of contamination of water with sewage; therefore, treatment had already begun earlier, and the same treatment continues now. Micro-checking is underway across the entire colony and will take 8 to 10 days…”, he told reporters.

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details on the fatalities, Vijayvargiya added, “A total of eight deaths have been reported, of which two or three are natural deaths and the remaining, if found in the medical report, will be treated subsequently,” he added.

BJP MP Shankar Lalwani said that the supply of clean drinking water was restored on Thursday morning. He also informed that water samples from borewells have been sent for testing and that several people who reported mild symptoms were discharged after medical checks, ANI reported.

“Clean water supply was restored in the morning during our inspection. All the chambers were also cleaned. Seventeen mild cases were reported at the health centre today and were discharged after a primary health check… All the borewell water has been sent for sampling, and the results will be available by tomorrow…” he said.

Meanwhile, JDU leader KC Tyagi expressed concern over the incident, calling it alarming and criticising the minister’s remarks. “Indore is considered the cleanest city in the country, the deaths due to contaminated water there are concerning, regrettable, and the statement by Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on it is controversial… This is an administrative lapse, but Kailash Vijayvargiya should not have made such a light statement.”

Earlier, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of the contaminated water issue in Indore after reports of multiple deaths. “Reportedly, the residents had been complaining about the supply of contaminated water supply for several days, but no action was taken by the authorities,” NHRC said in a statement.

The NHRC has issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary, seeking a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.