Tag: Water contamination

  • 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.

  • Madhya Pradesh: Two die, 25 take ill after drinking contaminated water from village well

    By PTI

    NIWARI: Two persons, including a minor girl, died, while 25 others took ill on Thursday after drinking contaminated water from a well in a village in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh, an official said. The incident took place at Jawarpura village, some 32km from Niwari district headquarters.

    A local resident, Laxman Kushwaha (45), died in the village, while the minor girl, aged seven, died at a hospital in Jhansi district of neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, Prithvipur Block Medical Officer MK Jain told PTI.

    As many as 25 people fell sick and some of them are being treated at a local hospital and others at their homes in the village, he said, adding their condition was improving. “A medical team comprising three doctors has been deputed in the affected locality,” Jain said.

    After drinking contaminated water from the well, the victims complained of vomiting, diarrhea and fever, he said. Residents of the village have been asked not to draw water from the well, the official added.