Indore's Bhagirathpura: Contaminated Water Kills 17, Residents Flee in Fear

• 17 people have died in Indore's Bhagirathpura area due to contaminated drinking water, leading to widespread fear and residents abandoning their homes.
• The contamination is linked to over 20-year-old pipelines laid alongside sewage lines, causing dirty water to mix with drinking water during leakages.
• Families, including Surendra Rawat and Rajkumar Rawat, have left Bhagirathpura after their children and they themselves fell severely ill, exhausting savings on treatment.
• The Narmada water supply has been stopped; residents now rely on expensive tanker water or RO water, boiling it as a precaution.
• A retired officer's death from contaminated water at a hotel highlights the broader risk, raising serious questions about administrative negligence and the city's water system.

Why It Matters: Contaminated water crisis in Indore's Bhagirathpura claims 17 lives, forcing residents to flee.