**PTI's Best Photos of the Week** Indore: A person shows a sample of the drinking water that is being collected following a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water, at Bhagirathpura area, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_02_2026_000070B) (PTI01_04_2026_000225B)
India
C
CNBC TV1805-01-2026, 11:45

Indore Water Crisis Deepens: 142 Hospitalized, Political Storm Erupts

  • 142 patients hospitalized, 11 in ICUs, due to contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura; 20 new cases detected.
  • Officials confirm 6 deaths, while Mayor states 10, and locals claim 16 from the diarrhoea outbreak.
  • Kolkata's NIRBI team arrived to assist Indore health department in containing the crisis.
  • Political outrage over Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya's "ghanta" remark; Congress demands judicial inquiry and his sacking.
  • Water conservationist Rajendra Singh blames "system-created disaster" and corruption for the tragedy in India's cleanest city.

Why It Matters: Indore faces a severe water contamination crisis with hospitalizations, deaths, and political fallout.

More like this

Loading more articles...