Indore Water Deaths: CM Mohan Yadav Orders Notice To Municipal Commissioner, Removes Additional Commissioner After Death Toll Jumps To 15

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered show-cause notices to be issued to the Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner and the Additional Commissioner in the contaminated drinking water case in Indore on Friday.

He also directed the immediate removal of the Additional Commissioner from Indore and asked that the charge of the Water Distribution Works Department be taken back from the in-charge Superintending Engineer.

The orders come as the death toll in Indore's Bhagirathpura area continues to rise.

Taking to X, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the state government is taking the Indore contaminated drinking water case very seriously. He wrote that after reviewing the situation with senior officials, strict action has been ordered against those responsible.

List of officials transfered

The Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and Development Department has issued transfer and posting orders for several other senior officers. The orders were released on January 2, 2026.

According to the order, Indore Urban Administration, Superintending Engineer, Rohit Singh Sisodia (2017 batch) has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the state government.

Similarly, Shashank Singh (2019 batch), Executive Engineer, Municipal Corporation Indore, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Madhya Pradesh government.

Mukesh Singh (2020 batch), Assistant Engineer, Municipal Corporation Indore and Anurag Mukherjee (2020 batch), Assistant City Planner, Municipal Corporation Indore, have also been posted as Deputy Secretaries in the state government.

The transfers have been made with immediate effect on administrative grounds.

Security beefed up outside IMC Office

As deaths linked to contaminated water continued to rise, police deployment was increased outside the Indore Municipal Corporation office, reflecting growing tension and public anger.

Affected families in Bhagirathpura are grieving as the pain of the Narmada polluted water case deepens, with fear that the worsening situation may trigger stronger protests.

The contaminated water crisis has mainly affected Bhagirathpura and nearby areas, where residents have been falling sick after consuming contaminated water. People complained of foul-smelling and dirty water coming from taps, leading to vomiting, diarrhoea and severe dehydration. Several patients, including elderly residents, died during treatment.