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Sewage in drinking water in Greater Noida: Several fall ill with vomiting, diarrhoea; residents fear Indore-like tragedy | Noida News

NOIDA: Dozens of residents, including children, have complained of vomiting, diarrhoea and fever after sewage got mixed with the drinking water supply in Greater Noida’s Sector Delta 1. On Wednesday, teams from GNIDA and the health department inspected the area, repaired the leak and distributed medicines, ORS, glucose and anti-inflammatory antacids. The authority also collected…

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‘Foul-smelling, discoloured’: Sewage in drinking water triggers Indore-like scare in Bengaluru; 30 houses on 1 lane hit | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: Sewage contamination of drinking water has left residents of KSFC Layout in Lingarajapuram, under North City Corporation limits, furious and fearful of an Indore-like public health crisis, with 30-40 households forced to switch to private water sources for over a week.Several residents said family members had been falling ill frequently over the past few…

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Typhoid outbreak: Gujarat sees 70 active cases as sewage mixes with water; 30-bed ward opens at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital | Ahmedabad News

AHMEDABAD: Gandhinagar is facing a surge in typhoid cases linked to contaminated drinking water, exposing serious flaws in the city’s newly laid water supply system. Health officials have confirmed 70 active cases, concentrated in Sectors 24, 26, 28 and Adiwada. At least seven leaks have been identified in the pipeline network, allowing sewage to mix…

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