Mohali, Sept. 29 -- A diarrhoea outbreak in Zirakpur's Nabha village has left over 100 residents sick over the past two days as sewage leaked into the drinking water supply line. The village falls under the jurisdiction of the Zirakpur municipal council.

The matter came to light when several residents began falling ill simultaneously. Residents Amanpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhwinder Kaur, Bhupinder Kaur, Sunita, and Gurdarshan Singh said the situation worsened two days ago when the number of patients surged rapidly. They complained to municipal officials and even warned of staging a protest if immediate action was not taken.

Following the complaints, the administration launched a probe and found that sewage water had leaked into the...