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15 dead and over two thousand sick in Indore after contaminated water outbreak. CM Mohan Yadav takes strict action against officials, orders transfers and suspensions. What caused India’s “cleanest city” to face this deadly water crisis?
Over 2,000 fell ill due to contaminated drinking water in Indore
Indore: After 15 people died and more than 2,000 fell ill due to contaminated drinking water in Indore over the past three days, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered strict administrative action against the officials responsible. The CM instructed that show-cause notices be issued to the Municipal Commissioner and Additional Commissioner of Indore.
The Additional Commissioner has been transferred, and the in-charge Superintending Engineer of the Water Distribution Works Department has been relieved of duties, Yadav announced on social media platform X.
Speaking about the steps being taken, CM Yadav said, “Following the stern action against the responsible officials in Indore, we are initiating corrective measures across other parts of the state.” He added that officials have been instructed to prepare time-bound action plans to prevent similar incidents.
A virtual meeting of mayors, chairpersons, municipal commissioners of all 16 municipal corporations, district collectors, and heads of the health, urban development, and public health engineering departments has been convened to review the situation and issue necessary directives.
इंदौर में दूषित पेयजल प्रदाय से हुई दुखद घटना के संबंध में जिम्मेदार अधिकारियों पर कड़ी कार्रवाई करने के उपरांत प्रदेश के अन्य स्थानों के लिए भी हम सुधारात्मक कदम उठा रहे हैं। इसके लिए संबंधित अधिकारियों को समयबद्ध कार्यक्रम बनाने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
इस दृष्टि से सभी 16 नगर…
— Dr Mohan Yadav (@DrMohanYadav51) January 2, 2026
CM Yadav reviewed the state government’s response with the Chief Secretary and other officials. He confirmed the directions issued, stating that the Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Additional Commissioner were instructed to issue show-cause notices, the Additional Commissioner was removed, and the in-charge Superintending Engineer was relieved of duties. He also emphasized the need to immediately fill vacant positions in the Indore Municipal Corporation.
Prior to this, one official was terminated and two others suspended as the death toll rose. Shubham Shrivastava, in-charge sub-engineer of the PHE Department, was dismissed, while zonal officer Shaligram Sitole and assistant engineer Yogesh Joshi were suspended following the CM’s instructions.
Laboratory tests confirmed that the outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea, which claimed 15 lives, was caused by contaminated drinking water. Dr. Madhav Prasad Hasani, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) of Indore, said the contamination stemmed from a leakage in the main water supply pipeline in Bhagirathpura. Officials noted that the leakage occurred near a police outpost under which a toilet had been constructed, leading to water contamination in the surrounding area.
This incident highlights serious lapses in Indore’s water supply system, raising concerns in a city that has been ranked India’s cleanest for the past eight years.
