Rest of India is proof, Indore’s water contamination crisis is not an accident

Jan 6, 2026 | 19:53 IST

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What unfolded in Indore was not a freak contamination but the result of structural neglect long flagged by scientists and courts. As Gandhinagar faces a similar outbreak, the crises point to a deeper flaw in how Indian cities build and police water systems

The outbreak in Indore’s Bhagirathpura was not a sudden accident. It started small — with diarrhoea and vomiting in a few households, an unusual rush at neighbourhood clinics, and foul-smelling tap water that residents assumed would pass.

It did not.

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Rest of India is proof, Indore’s water contamination crisis is not an accident

What unfolded in Indore was not a freak contamination but the result of structural neglect long flagged by scientists and courts. As Gandhinagar faces a similar outbreak, the crises point to a deeper flaw in how Indian cities build and police water systems

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Rest of India is proof, Indore’s water contamination crisis is not an accident

What unfolded in Indore was not a freak contamination but the result of structural neglect long flagged by scientists and courts. As Gandhinagar faces a similar outbreak, the crises point to a deeper flaw in how Indian cities build and police water systems

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