Indore's 'Cleanest City' Title Tarnished by Deadly Water Crisis in Bhagirathpura

• Indore, India's cleanest city for 8 years, faces a public health crisis with a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak in Bhagirathpura.
• Contaminated drinking water has led to multiple deaths, including a six-month-old, and affected over 1,400 people.
• Local18 found Bhagirathpura's lanes filled with garbage and sewage, with residents reporting long-standing drainage issues and ignored complaints.
• Lab tests confirmed contaminated drinking water due to a pipeline leakage near a toilet, substantiating the life-threatening supply.
• Currently, 201 patients are hospitalized, with 32 in ICUs, following the outbreak that has affected 8,571 people surveyed.

Why It Matters: Indore's 'cleanest city' image hides a deadly water contamination crisis in Bhagirathpura.