1 dies, 5 hospitalised after drinking contaminated water in Mysuru

Five people, including two children and two women, from K Salundi village have been admitted to hospital while the district health officials are conducting inspections in the villages where people are largely dependent on wells and water tankers.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that he has directed deputy commissioner and district health officer to take appropriate remedial measures. As many as 1,178 villages including D Salundi and K Salundi depend on underground or water tankers, officials said.

JD(S) MLA and former minister G T Devegowda visited the hospital and assured necessary assistance.

Water quality concerns in Mysuru district have been prevailing for some time as the district administration had closed 261 borewells, including 75 in Mysuru city by April following test reports confirmed contamination of water considered to be unfit for human consumption. The borewells were shut after conducting tests of 10,267 borewells between April 2023 and February this year.