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News Topical, Digital Desk : A 50-year-old e-rickshaw driver has died during an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhea caused by contaminated drinking water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore. With this case, locals have claimed a total of 25 deaths in the outbreak, while the state government, in a status report submitted to the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on January 15, had mentioned the deaths of seven people, including a five-month-old boy, during the vomiting and diarrhea outbreak in Bhagirathpura.
When Hemant Gaikwad's (50) funeral procession left his house in Bhagirathpura on Wednesday morning, the atmosphere turned somber and it became difficult for the people present there to handle his mourning mother, wife and four daughters.
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Hemant's younger brother, Sanjay, said, "My brother died from contaminated water. We lost him after just 15 days of illness. He breathed his last on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital."
He said his elder brother drove an e-rickshaw and was the sole breadwinner for his family. Sanjay said the deceased's family is financially weak and the state government should provide all possible assistance. In a calm but firm voice, the grief-stricken man said, "Those responsible for my brother's death must be punished."
He claimed that the people of Bhagirathpura have been facing the problem of contaminated water for the last two years and despite making several complaints to the Municipal Corporation, it could not be resolved.
Hemant's daughter, Riya, said, "My father developed diarrhea due to contaminated water, and we admitted him to a private hospital. When his condition worsened, he was taken to another private hospital, where he died."
What is the whole matter of Indore?
The outbreak of people falling ill due to contaminated drinking water in Bhagirathapura began in late December. According to officials, contaminated water was found in 51 tube wells in Bhagirathapura, and water testing revealed E. coli bacteria. Officials said this bacteria infected a large number of people in Bhagirathapura.
He said that due to leakage in the municipal drinking water pipeline in Bhagiratha Pura, sewer water from a toilet was also mixed in it.
Amid conflicting claims about the death toll, a death audit report conducted by a committee of the city's Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College has indicated that the deaths of 15 people in Bhagirathapura may be linked to the outbreak in some way or the other.
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