Indore-like tragedy in Greater Noida? Several residents fall ill after drinking contaminated water
The residents complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after sewage water got mixed with the drinking water in Sector Delta 1 of Greater Noida.
New Delhi: Several residents in Greater Noida fell ill after consuming contaminated water, prompting authorities from Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) and health department officials to inspect the area.
The residents complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after sewage water got mixed with the drinking water in Sector Delta 1 of Greater Noida.
Leaking pipeline fixed, residents given ORS
After receiving the complaints, GNIDA officials visited the locality and fixed the leak. They also collected water samples from the area for testing. Health officials distributed medicines, ORS, glucose and anti-inflammatory antacids to the residents.
Resident alleged that they face repeated leakages in the three-decade-old pipelines and also get substandard quality of supply water. A GNIDA official said that there was a leakage in a water pipeline in Block C and that it repaired immediately by Wednesday afternoon. Manoj Choudhary GNIDA assistant manager (water dept) further said that two more leaking water pipelines were replaced in other parts of the sector, TOI reported. "The team checked the quality of water supply following repairs in the evening, and found it to be normal," he said.
Indore-like situation in G Noida?
The incident triggered panic among the locals with many fearing Indore-like situation where several people were killed after drinking contaminated water. In Indore, as many as eight people were killed in Bhagirathpura area after consuming contaminated water. On Tuesday alone, 38 new cases of vomiting and diarrhoea were reported in the Madhya Pradesh's city.
The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday pulled up the state government and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) over the water crisis, stating that the incident has "severely damaged the image of Indore across the country." The court said that a city celebrated nationally as the "cleanest" has now become infamous for supplying "poisonous water" to its residents.