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Chemicals From Plastic Waste Contaminating Water Sources Near Jaipur Dumping Yard: Study
Chemicals leaching from plastic waste at the Mathuradaspura dumping yard on the outskirts of Jaipur are contaminating nearby agricultural land and water sources with BPA, posing a threat to local crops, according to a study.
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
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7 Deaths In Haryana Village Amid Water Contamination Reports: Viral Hepatitis Symptoms, Prevention Explained
Preliminary probe suggests that viral Hepatitis and a possible water contamination were behind the deaths, however, a confirmation is awaited.
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Indore Water Tragedy: A Family Mourns Death Of Girl, 2, After Many Prayers
"How can we forget the moments we spent with our child?" asks the grieving father of two-year-old Siya Prajapati, one of the youngest patients to die during the vomiting and diarrhea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore.
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2 Tragedies, A Month Apart. Husband, Wife Die Due To Water Contamination
Indore's Bhagirathpura did not just lose water quality. It lost an entire family's sense of safety ... slowly, thirteen days at a time. On December 28, seventy-year-old Urmila Yadav died after suffering bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea.
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Indore Water Contamination Death Count Rises To 28
Rajaram Bourasi, a retired teacher and resident of Bhagirathpura, died on Sunday, raising the death count linked to contaminated drinking water in Indore to 28.
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After Indore, Mhow In Madhya Pradesh Faces Alarming Water Contamination Crisis; See Precautions And Safety Tips
Local residents say that the water from taps is muddy and has a foul smell. Children in several homes of the region have fallen ill with some missing pre-board exams and school.
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9 Hospitalised After Drinking Contaminated Water In Madhya Pradesh's Mhow
At least nine people have fallen ill after consuming contaminated drinking water in Mhow tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, officials said on Friday.
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E Coli Contamination Led To Indore Water Deaths: Madhya Pradesh To Court
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday told the High Court that bacterial contamination of drinking water led to widespread infection in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, where several people have died of diarrhoea and vomiting since December-end.
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Rahul Gandhi's "Smart City" Jab As He Meets Families Hit By Water Contamination In Indore
A smart city with no drinking water, quipped Rahul Gandhi as he arrived in Indore, India's so-called "cleanest city", to meet victims of the contaminated water tragedy in the city's Bhagirathpura area.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Patients, Families Of Indore Water Contamination Victims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met patients and families affected by the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.
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Rahul Gandhi To Visit Indore Amid Contaminated Water Deaths, Gets 'Surprise' Welcome
As political temperatures rise over the contaminated water crisis in Indore, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in the city on Saturday, a visit that has already triggered sharp reactions across party lines.
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Water Contamination A Public Health Emergency: Bhopal Green Tribunal
The contamination of drinking water supply in Madhya Pradesh is a systemic environmental and public health emergency, the National Green Tribunal in Bhopal has declared.
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15 Deaths Linked To Diarrhoea Outbreak In Indore, Reveals Audit Report
An audit report has been submitted to the Indore administration on the deaths of 21 persons in Bhagirathpura, with findings suggesting 15 of the fatalities may be linked to a recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea in the area, according to sources
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Indore Contaminated Water Deaths Rise To 23, Residents Live With Fear
The human cost of Indore's contaminated water crisis continues to climb. On Monday, the number of dead rose to 23 with the death of Bhagwandas Bharne, 64, son of Tukaram Bharne, who had been undergoing treatment for nearly 10 days, officials said.
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Chemicals From Plastic Waste Contaminating Water Sources Near Jaipur Dumping Yard: Study
Chemicals leaching from plastic waste at the Mathuradaspura dumping yard on the outskirts of Jaipur are contaminating nearby agricultural land and water sources with BPA, posing a threat to local crops, according to a study.
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Repeated Stomach Issues? Doctors Flag Water, Hygiene Risks Beyond Food
Doctors say recurring diarrhea, typhoid and stomach infections may not always be food-related. Contaminated water and poor hygiene are major triggers of waterborne diseases, causing lakhs of deaths globally each year.
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7 Deaths In Haryana Village Amid Water Contamination Reports: Viral Hepatitis Symptoms, Prevention Explained
Preliminary probe suggests that viral Hepatitis and a possible water contamination were behind the deaths, however, a confirmation is awaited.
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Indore Water Tragedy: A Family Mourns Death Of Girl, 2, After Many Prayers
"How can we forget the moments we spent with our child?" asks the grieving father of two-year-old Siya Prajapati, one of the youngest patients to die during the vomiting and diarrhea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water in Indore.
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2 Tragedies, A Month Apart. Husband, Wife Die Due To Water Contamination
Indore's Bhagirathpura did not just lose water quality. It lost an entire family's sense of safety ... slowly, thirteen days at a time. On December 28, seventy-year-old Urmila Yadav died after suffering bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea.
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Indore Water Contamination Death Count Rises To 28
Rajaram Bourasi, a retired teacher and resident of Bhagirathpura, died on Sunday, raising the death count linked to contaminated drinking water in Indore to 28.
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After Indore, Mhow In Madhya Pradesh Faces Alarming Water Contamination Crisis; See Precautions And Safety Tips
Local residents say that the water from taps is muddy and has a foul smell. Children in several homes of the region have fallen ill with some missing pre-board exams and school.
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9 Hospitalised After Drinking Contaminated Water In Madhya Pradesh's Mhow
At least nine people have fallen ill after consuming contaminated drinking water in Mhow tehsil of Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, officials said on Friday.
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E Coli Contamination Led To Indore Water Deaths: Madhya Pradesh To Court
The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday told the High Court that bacterial contamination of drinking water led to widespread infection in Indore's Bhagirathpura area, where several people have died of diarrhoea and vomiting since December-end.
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Rahul Gandhi's "Smart City" Jab As He Meets Families Hit By Water Contamination In Indore
A smart city with no drinking water, quipped Rahul Gandhi as he arrived in Indore, India's so-called "cleanest city", to meet victims of the contaminated water tragedy in the city's Bhagirathpura area.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Patients, Families Of Indore Water Contamination Victims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met patients and families affected by the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.
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Rahul Gandhi To Visit Indore Amid Contaminated Water Deaths, Gets 'Surprise' Welcome
As political temperatures rise over the contaminated water crisis in Indore, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in the city on Saturday, a visit that has already triggered sharp reactions across party lines.
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Water Contamination A Public Health Emergency: Bhopal Green Tribunal
The contamination of drinking water supply in Madhya Pradesh is a systemic environmental and public health emergency, the National Green Tribunal in Bhopal has declared.
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15 Deaths Linked To Diarrhoea Outbreak In Indore, Reveals Audit Report
An audit report has been submitted to the Indore administration on the deaths of 21 persons in Bhagirathpura, with findings suggesting 15 of the fatalities may be linked to a recent outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea in the area, according to sources
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Indore Contaminated Water Deaths Rise To 23, Residents Live With Fear
The human cost of Indore's contaminated water crisis continues to climb. On Monday, the number of dead rose to 23 with the death of Bhagwandas Bharne, 64, son of Tukaram Bharne, who had been undergoing treatment for nearly 10 days, officials said.
