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At slightest 9 radical person fallen sick aft consuming contaminated drinking h2o successful Mhow tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, officials said connected Friday (January 23, 2026).
Cases of water-borne diseases were reported from the Patti Bazaar and Chander Marg areas connected Thursday (January 22, 2026) night, they said.
Indore Collector Shivam Verma arrived successful Mhow precocious astatine nighttime and visited patients undergoing attraction astatine a hospital, and spoke to residents of the affected areas, an authoritative said.
Nine patients person been hospitalised, portion a fewer others are recuperating astatine home, helium said.
The authoritative said that unit from the Health Department person been connected tract since Friday (January 23, 22026) morning, nether the absorption of Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr. Madhav Hasani.
A squad from the Indore Medical College and different specializer doctors are besides being sent to the scene, helium said.
Mhow MLA Usha Thakur besides visited the infirmary to conscionable the affected persons.
Collector Verma directed the wellness section to guarantee due and effectual attraction for each patients and has instructed the Mhow Cantonment Board to cheque the h2o prime and support cleanliness successful the area.
The authorities is intimately monitoring the situation, Mr. Verma said.
The affected areas volition beryllium surveyed, and residents suffering from immoderate symptoms volition beryllium provided with due treatment, and captious patients volition beryllium admitted to the hospital, helium said.
No diligent is successful captious information astatine present, and immoderate of them volition beryllium discharged during the day, helium added.
Last month, respective radical fell ill, and 7 deaths linked to h2o contamination were reported successful the Bhagirathpura country of Indore.
While residents of the locality person claimed that the outbreak has claimed 25 lives truthful far, a presumption study submitted by the Madhya Pradesh Government to the High Court connected January 15, 2026 mentioned 7 deaths, including that of a five-month-old boy.
