Indore water contamination: Indore, ranked India’s cleanest city for the eighth consecutive year, is facing a serious civic crisis after contaminated drinking water led to a diarrhoea and vomiting outbreak in the Bhagirathpura area. The incident has raised questions over civic oversight and water safety in the city.

How did Indore’s water contamination occur?

According to officials of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), a leakage was detected in the main water supply pipeline in Bhagirathpura. IMC commissioner Dilip Kumar Yadav said the pipeline passed beneath a toilet structure, which may have led to contamination.

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