Indore water deaths: BJP corporator had raised red flag; files did not move

INDORE: Deaths successful the Indore h2o contamination tragedy, which roseate to 10 Friday, could person been avoided had reddish flags raised by a BJP corporator 2 years agone been heeded. About a twelvemonth aft BJP swept Indore Municipal Corporation polls successful July 2022, BJP corporator from Ward 11 Kamal Waghela had written to IMC asking the civic assemblage to regenerate aged & worn-out drinking h2o pipelines successful Bhagirathpura, which falls successful his ward. As IMC and the governing BJP successful Madhya Pradesh came successful for terrible disapproval pursuing the outbreak of diarrhoea aft sewage h2o contaminated drinking h2o successful the area, Waghela wrote to MP CM Mohan Yadav Friday alleging that his petition to regenerate h2o pipelines was enactment connected the backmost burner by civic officials. Waghela, who opened a beforehand against IMC officials, claimed helium had been informing since 2023 astir anticipation of h2o getting contaminated and had besides lodged a ailment connected CM Helpline.

"I had demanded a caller pipeline successful Bhagirathpura. On my demand, an authoritative record was created connected Nov 12, 2024, but it was held backmost for 7 months," helium said successful his missive to the CM. He said a tender was floated connected July 30, 2025 aft helium approached politician Pushyamitra Bhargava. "But the tendering process was not completed successful the stipulated time," Waghela alleged, demanding enactment against officials responsible. The Ward 11 corporator mentioned that 40% of pipelines successful his ward are aged and an estimated Rs 2.3 crore is required to regenerate them. With CM Mohan Yadav removing IMC commissioner and suspending further commissioner Friday, officials astatine the civic assemblage did not respond to Waghela's allegations.