Key Highlights
- Of those admitted, 34 patients are in ICUs and are receiving close medical supervision.
- On Friday, Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava had said he had received reports of 10 deaths linked to the outbreak, while residents of Bhagirathpura claimed that as many as 16 people — including a six-month-old baby — had died.
- ADVERTISEMENT In response to the crisis, the state government transferred the Indore municipal commissioner and suspended two senior officials.
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said municipal commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav has been “removed” (transferred), while additional commissioner Rohit Sissoniya and Public Health Engineering official Sanjeev Shrivastava have been suspended.
- In a status report submitted to the High Court, the government stated that the diarrhoeal outbreak caused by contaminated water is now “under effective control,” with continuous, minute-to-minute monitoring underway to prevent any recurrence.
