Ferozepur, March 3 -- The leptospirosis outbreak linked to contaminated drinking water in Hazara Singh Wala village deepened on Monday with three fresh cases, pushing the tally to 35 and laying bare administrative failures across multiple departments.

With 25 infected children battling the disease at the Ferozepur civil hospital, the superintendent engineer of the water supply department on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the executive engineer (public health) for delayed action and lack of timely water testing, while initiating action against education and other officials over lapses in school hygiene and village pond cleaning. Among the latest admissions, three children-Rahul, Monika and Daksh-were hospitalised late Sunday night, ...