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Nine Fall Ill Due to Water Contamination in Indore’s Mhow After Bhagirathpura Deaths: What Led to the Tragedy?
Nine hospitalized and others treated at home as 22 people, including children, suffer jaundice and typhoid linked to contaminated tap water in Mhow, officials said.
- On January 23, 2026, a cluster of waterborne illnesses was reported from Patti Bazaar and Chander Marg in Mhow tehsil, hospitalising nine patients while others recover at home.
- Local residents reported that contaminated municipal tap water is dirty, smelly, and muddy, and in 10–15 days, around 22 people, including 19 children, fell ill with jaundice and typhoid.
- Health teams under Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Madhav Hasani have been on site since Friday morning, while District Collector Shivam Verma visited patients late at night and ordered the Mhow Cantonment Board to check water quality.
- Authorities said affected areas will be surveyed and symptomatic residents treated by the Health Department, with critical patients admitted as needed; officials reported no patient is critical and some will be discharged today.
- The Mhow outbreak follows last month's Bhagirathpura contamination where seven deaths linked to water contamination were reported, while residents claim 25 deaths, according to a January 15 report.
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Water contamination: After Indore, 22 people detected with jaundice in Mhow, many admitted to hospital
After the contaminated water issue in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, another similar health scare has emerged in Mhow where in 10 to 15 days, around 22 people, including 19 children, have fallen ill, suffering from jaundice, typhoid and other waterborne diseases. Several children have also been admitted to hospital. 22 people detected with symptoms of jaundice “22 people detected with symptoms of jaundice in Mhow town of Indore district. Eight people …
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Nine fall ill due to water contamination in Indore’s Mhow after Bhagirathpura deaths: What led to the tragedy?
The recent cases of water-borne diseases were reported from the Patti Bazaar and Chander Marg areas in Mhow tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district. Earlier seven people had reportedly died due to water contamination in Bhagirathpura.
·New Delhi, India
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