On Wednesday, 94 people, including 20 children, were hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in the Mudenoor village in the Ramdurg taluk of Karnataka’s Belagavi district. One person perished as a result.
According to neighbours, the incident happened on Wednesday as a result of a water supply pipeline crack that allowed drain water to flow into it. Shivappa (70) has been named as the deceased, while five other people are reportedly in critical condition.
The residents of the area complained of vomiting and diarrhoea after drinking the water, and they were treated at government and private hospitals in Ramdurg. According to officials, 94 persons, including 44 men, 30 women, and 20 children, were impacted.
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Govind Kajol, the state’s minister of water resources, stated after the tragedy that the Chief Minister’s Office had approved an Rs. 10 lakh compensation for the victim’s family. He stated that “other victims are responding to treatment and are recovering.”
The minister also recommended people use the reverse osmosis (RO) units installed in villages for drinking water purposes rather than drinking straight from the faucet. Three individuals died and more than 60 people were hospitalized in Raichur earlier in June of this year as a result of drinking contaminated water.
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