Financial Assistance For All Deaths In Area Affected By Water Contamination, Mohan Announces

-Bhopal: Amid controversy over the number of deaths due to water pollution in Bhagirathipura in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, chief minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday announced that financial assistance will be given to the families of all people who died in the district.

Mr. Yadav stated that the loss of even a single person’s life was painful and that he would not participate in the debate on the number of deaths due to water pollution in the region.

Therefore, after the emergence of water-borne diseases in Bhagirathipura, it was decided to provide financial assistance to the families of the deceased, regardless of the cause of death.

He had earlier announced an aid of Rs two each to the families of the deceased.

According to postmortem reports, the official death toll due to water pollution was put at six.

However, two more people died in the region on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20 since the emergence of waterborne diseases.

Sources said that the death certificates of some of the deceased have not yet reached the health department.

The state government provided financial aid to the families of the 18 people who died in the region and announced that the aid would be given in case of the two deaths that occurred on Wednesday.

Sources said 18 new cases of diarrhea and other water contaminated diseases were reported from Bhagirathipura on Wednesday.

Six of them were admitted to different hospitals in Indore.

Of the 429 patients admitted to different hospitals since the emergence of waterborne diseases in the affected area, 330 have been discharged so far.

As many as 125 patients are currently receiving treatment in different hospitals in Indore.

Of these, 16 were currently in intensive care units (ICUs).