New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- The Union government on Monday said there have been several recent outbreaks linked to water contamination that led to hundreds of hospitalisations and fatalities in parts of Gujarat (Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Balasinor), Madhya Pradesh (Indore) and Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam), while it does not maintain city-wise data on deaths and diseases caused by contaminated drinking water.

Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu said 459 people were hospitalised following vomiting and diarrhoea cases in Indore's Bhagirathpura area toward the end of 2025, with deaths also reported. In Srikakulam Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh, 224 people were hospitalised due to gastroenteritis and diarrhoea in ...