Indore: Water pollution causes two deaths in and nine hospitalizations
Indore: The number of fatalities has allegedly increased to 23 when two more people died in Indore, the cleanest city in the nation, as a result of tainted water that caused a diarrheal epidemic.
Bhagwandas Bharne (64), who had been receiving ventilator support at the Bombay Hospital in Indore for around 10 days, was the most recent patient to pass away. After experiencing diarrheal symptoms, he was first hospitalized to another private hospital. However, 10 days ago, he was transferred to Bombay Hospital.
Bhagwandas, who was on ventilator support, had many comorbidities, such as gangrene and diabetic foot, in addition to other organ abnormalities, according to Bombay Hospital officials. He passed away on Monday despite the physicians’ best efforts in the intensive care unit.
Since Bhagwandas’s passing, the Bombay Hospital has accepted nine patients, three of whom are still in the intensive care unit. According to a top Bombay Hospital official who spoke to this publication, “four to five patients have responded well to the treatment by a dedicated team of doctors and have been shifted to the wards, following significant improvement.”
Water pollution causes two deaths in Indore and nine hospitalizations.
Prior to Bhagwandas’s passing, Kamla Bai, a 59-year-old lady who was brought to the state government’s MY Hospital on January 5–6 after experiencing episodes of vomiting and diarrhea, and away there on January 9. Her spouse, Tulsiram, is a daily wage worker who relocated to the Bhagirathpura area just 20 days ago. Jeevan Ke Fel’s address was on his Aadhar card.
However, because diarrheal fatalities in Bhagirathpura were caused by tainted water, Indore officials have not yet verified any of these deaths. Crucially, 18 grieving families have received compensation from the Indore district government totaling ~2 lakh apiece.
The inhabitants of Bhagirathpura community tremble as they recall the last week of 2025, when the murderous disaster rocked their crowded neighborhood, even if the killings are still occurring.
“Our neighborhood was known for being the haven of criminals and listed thugs decades ago. Later, it was inhabited by workers from mills that had closed, the majority of them went on to work as daily wage laborers or as drivers. Rahul Panwar, who lost his father, Ashok Lal Panwar, stated, “The same locality has now become notorious for witnessing one of the worst killer diarrhoeal outbreaks in Indore.”