Bhopal, Jan. 8 -- My father could have been saved if the administration had acted in time, said 17-year-old Mehak Likhar, whose father, Arvind, died after allegedly consuming contaminated water in Indore's Bhagirathpura area. The Likhar family is among 18 households in the area to receive Rs.2 lakh each in compensation from the government.

Arvind Likhar, a daily-wage labourer, died shortly after consuming the contaminated water. "That evening he returned home, began vomiting, and his condition worsened until his death three days later," said Mehak, a resident of Kulkarni Bhatta.

"My father could have been saved if the administration had acted timely. We lost everything due to contaminated water. My father was infected after the outbreak...