Ferozepur, March 4 -- Ferozepur deputy commissioner Deepshikha Sharma has recommended action against the executive engineer (XEN) and sub-divisional officer (SDO) of the public health department following a magisterial inquiry into the leptospirosis outbreak in Hazara Singh Wala village that has claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl and affected 35 residents, most of them children.

Acting on the findings of the inquiry conducted by sub-divisional magistrate Lindiya, the deputy commissioner (DC) has written to the principal secretary, Public Health, seeking action against the two officials, citing serious lapses and systemic negligence.

According to the DC, the report reveals that nearly 400 of the approximately 500 water supply connect...