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 (January 23, 2026). Cases of water-borne diseases were reported from the Patti Bazaar and Chander Marg areas on Thursday (January 22, 2026) night, they said. Indore Collector Shivam Verma arrived in Mhow late at night and visited patients undergoing treatment at a hospital, and spoke to residents of the affected areas, an official said. A team from the Indore Medical College and other specialist doctors are also being sent to the scene, he said. Read | Five new diarrhoea cases detected in Indore; no clarity over ‘death audit’ reportLast month, several people fell ill, and seven deaths linked to water contamination were reported in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2026 04:59 UTC