Tag: Karauli district

  • Rajasthan: One more dies after drinking contaminated water in Karauli 

    By PTI

    JAIPUR: A 71-year-old man died on Wednesday while 78 others, including 39 children, are still undergoing treatment at a government hospital after allegedly drinking contaminated water in Rajasthan’s Karauli district.

    With the elderly’s death, the toll has risen to two in the case as a 12-year-old boy had died due to vomiting and diarrhoea on Tuesday.

    Chief engineer and chief chemist have been sent from Jaipur to investigate the matter, Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi said, adding action will be taken against those found guilty in the case.

    He said the 40 years old water supply line will be replaced in many parts of the district.

    People have got illegal connections and used illegal boosters in the area due to which the supply line has been damaged, Joshi told PTI.

    “It has come to the fore that the water tank was not cleaned in the last eight months, whereas it was supposed to be cleaned after six months. Responsibility is being fixed for this,” he said.

    Chief Medical Officer Dr Pushpendra Gupta said that Devkumar Koli (12), resident of Shahganj, and Ratan Dhobi (71), resident of Dattatreya Pada, died due to vomiting and diarrhoea.

    Koli died on Tuesday after consuming contaminated water, while Dhobi succumbed to the infection on Wednesday, he said, adding that the water sample has been sent for testing.

    Gupta said since December 3, a total of 174 people, including 72 children, have been admitted to the government hospital after complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea.

    He said that presently 78 people, including 39 children, are undergoing treatment and others have been discharged after treatment.

    Most of the patients were residents of Shahganj, Chaube Pada, Qazi Pada, Kasai Pada, and Bayaniya Pada, he said.

    JAIPUR: A 71-year-old man died on Wednesday while 78 others, including 39 children, are still undergoing treatment at a government hospital after allegedly drinking contaminated water in Rajasthan’s Karauli district.

    With the elderly’s death, the toll has risen to two in the case as a 12-year-old boy had died due to vomiting and diarrhoea on Tuesday.

    Chief engineer and chief chemist have been sent from Jaipur to investigate the matter, Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi said, adding action will be taken against those found guilty in the case.

    He said the 40 years old water supply line will be replaced in many parts of the district.

    People have got illegal connections and used illegal boosters in the area due to which the supply line has been damaged, Joshi told PTI.

    “It has come to the fore that the water tank was not cleaned in the last eight months, whereas it was supposed to be cleaned after six months. Responsibility is being fixed for this,” he said.

    Chief Medical Officer Dr Pushpendra Gupta said that Devkumar Koli (12), resident of Shahganj, and Ratan Dhobi (71), resident of Dattatreya Pada, died due to vomiting and diarrhoea.

    Koli died on Tuesday after consuming contaminated water, while Dhobi succumbed to the infection on Wednesday, he said, adding that the water sample has been sent for testing.

    Gupta said since December 3, a total of 174 people, including 72 children, have been admitted to the government hospital after complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea.

    He said that presently 78 people, including 39 children, are undergoing treatment and others have been discharged after treatment.

    Most of the patients were residents of Shahganj, Chaube Pada, Qazi Pada, Kasai Pada, and Bayaniya Pada, he said.

  • Hero cop runs through flames to save baby from burning house in Rajasthan

    Express News Service

    JAIPUR:  Amid the grim reports of communal tension and violence from Rajasthan’s Karauli district comes a heartening piece of news. A policeman has emerged as a hero for saving a child from a house on fire.  When constable Netresh Sharma, 31, saw a child weeping inside the house that had been set ablaze by a mob, he rushed inside, took the child and rushed out. In  the process, also helped three women who were trapped flee to safety. 

    A picture of him with a child in his arms amid burning houses is going viral on social media. The Rajasthan government and police are also hailing the heroic act of the constable. CM Ashok Gehlot spoke to him appreciating his bravery and humanism in risking his life to save others.

    The house was set afire during the riots and arson in Karauli on Saturday. Trapped inside, the four-year-old  child, his mother and two other women were crying for help. The mother had the baby in her lap. She had wrapped him in a cloth to save him from the flames.

    When Sharma saw them, immediately ran into the house through the flames. “Four lives were about to perish before my eyes.  Even if I lost my life, it was my duty to save them at any cost. There was no time to think about what would happen to my own life!”

    Netresh says he will never forget the terror on the faces of the child and the women. “When I reached the house, the three women and the child were in a bad condition.  I took the child in my lap and told the women that to come after me. I brought to safety about 20 meters away from the burning house and handed the child back to his mother.”