Gwalior Faces Indore-Like Water Crisis: 33 Bacteria Types Found, Sewer Lines Mixed

• Gwalior Municipal Corporation limits found to have sewage-contaminated drinking water reaching homes.
• Laboratory tests revealed 33 types of bacteria in water samples from 27 locations, including Ward 12, Line Number Three.
• Contaminated water consumption can cause vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, cholera, dysentery, and increase risk of liver and kidney infections.
• Municipal councilors express concern over the lack of an authorized lab for water testing, worsening the situation.
• Corporation officials are secretly sending samples to NABL lab after detecting bacteria, with 19 samples already sent.

Why It Matters: Gwalior faces a severe contaminated water crisis with 33 types of bacteria found, risking public health.