Indore Water Contamination: Death Toll Rises to 8; High Court Seeks Status Report

However, the deaths of three people due to water contamination have so far been confirmed officially.

“Deaths of three people due to diarrhea have so far been confirmed. The cause of death of others is yet to be ascertained. The patients said they suffered from vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration after drinking contaminated water”, Indore district chief medical and health officer Dr Madhav Prasad Hassani said.

Officials confirmed the deaths of Nandlal (70), Urmila Yadav (60), and Tara Kori (65) due to diarrhea.

Probe is on to ascertain the cause of deaths of Gomti Rawat (50), Uma Kori (31), Santosh Bigolia, Manjula (74), and Seema Prajapat (50).

Officials said that as many as 111 people were admitted to different hospitals in Indore, while 1,146 people reported mild symptoms.

According to the CMHO, toilet water is suspected to have leaked to the main waterline leading to contamination.

As many as 2,703 households were surveyed and around 12,000 people examined after reports of water contamination surfaced.

The Mohan Yadav government dismissed in-charge deputy engineer Shubham Srivastav and suspended zonal officer Shaligram Shitole and in-charge assistant engineer Yogesh Joshi.

State urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, who hailed from Indore, said that the repair work has been going on and water is being supplied through tanks.

Chief minister Mohan Yadav who had earlier announced assistance of Rs two lakh each to the next of the kin of the deceased on Wednesday visited the affected people in different hospitals in Indore and reviewed the situation.

In another development, the Indore bench of high court on Wednesday ordered the state government to submit a status report on the matter by January two, 2026.

The directive by the high court was in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by an office bearer of Indore bar association.