Karnataka: 20 People Fall Sick After Consuming Contaminated Water In Bidar, Visuals Surface

Karnataka: 20 People Fall Sick After Consuming Contaminated Water In Bidar, Visuals Surface

This is the second instance of water contamination causing illness among people in northern Karnataka this month.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, 03:20 PM IST
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In news coming in from Karnataka's Bidar, around 20 people fell ill in Karakyala village, in Bidar after consuming contaminated water. All of them are being treated at a hospital, and their condition stable is stable, said the Taluq Health Officer. This is the second instance of water contamination causing illness among people in northern Karnataka this month.

Affected admitted to hospital

Among those who fell sick and had to be taken to the hospital include six children. Reports said that all of the people who fell ill complained of vomiting and other gastro issues after consuming the contaminated water. Local TV news channels reported that district officials visited the people in the hospital and that the administration is trying to find the cause of contamination.

Koppal district incident

This is not the first incident of people falling ill due to water contamination in northern Karnataka. Earlier this month, a woman had died and 30 others fell ill after consuming water from a public village tap in Koppal district of Karnataka.

Raichur district incident

Before that, a three-year-old boy had died and 30 people had fallen seriously ill after consuming water that was contaminated in Karnataka's Raichur district in May. Taking note of the incident, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed officials to ensure that proper medical care is provided to all those who had fallen ill. A compensation was announced for the grieving family of the child who died due to contaminated water.

Cases of contamination of water

However, reports from Karnataka about water contamination and people falling ill due to it are quite frequent and the administration will be hard pressed to find a solution to this problem with the monsoon already here and cases of water-borne diseases typically up during the monsoon months.

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