Madhya Pradesh contaminated water: A fortnight after outbreak, govt admits to 15 deaths; full scale of Indore tragedy comes to fore

INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh govt late on Tuesday admitted to 15 deaths due to diarrhoea outbreak in Indore. The death figures were revealed in a study conducted by the state govt.

Indore divisional commissioner Sudam Khade told TOI, "As many as 15 deaths were linked to diarrhoea and related symptoms caused by contaminated water.'





"We are still awaiting further inputs," he added.

The analysis, conducted by doctors at the city's Mahatma Gandhi Medical College (MGM), Indore, was mandated to find how many people have died because of drinking contaminated drinking water.

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Till Monday, govt had confirmed only six deaths due to diarrhoea and vomiting, though they pegged the total deaths in the area to 10. Notwithstanding the statements, the govt had given compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next-of-kin of 18 people, insisting that this was done on a humanitarian basis and looking at the 'gravity' of the situation.

Officials said a team of five doctors examined medical records of 21 individuals who had died in the area after reports of contaminated water emerged in the area last month. Bhagirathpura had seen a surge of patients being admitted to hospitals since Dec 29, 2025, leading to a humanitarian and political controversy in Madhya Pradesh.