Published - January 01, 2026 10:44 pm IST - BHOPAL Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya meets families of the people affected after consuming contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area, in Indore on January 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI A third of water samples taken from Indore’s Bhagirathpura area and tested by medical authorities contained bacterial contamination, according to a report submitted to the Indore Municipal Corporation on Thursday, even as officials took steps to clean and repair the water supply line and begin work on a delayed, new supply line. Nearly 2,800 people have fallen ill in the area over the past 10 days due to contaminated drinking water supplied by the IMC, and 272 have been hospitalised.
