Indore Water Contamination Kills 15: Top Officials Removed, CM Orders State-Wide Review

• Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav ordered the removal of Indore's Additional Commissioner and relieved the In-Charge Superintending Engineer of the Water Distribution Works Department.
• This action follows the deaths of 15 people in Indore due to contaminated drinking water in the last three days.
• Lab tests confirmed contaminated substances caused a vomiting-diarrhoea outbreak, revealing a "life-threatening" water supply system and pipeline leakage.
• CM Yadav convened a virtual meeting with mayors, commissioners, and district collectors across the state to review water supply and issue corrective instructions.
• Earlier, one official was removed and two suspended after over 2,000 people fell ill from the same contaminated water.

Why It Matters: Indore faces a water crisis after 15 deaths, leading to top official removals and a state-wide review.