As per the official reports, nearly 24 persons has become ill after drinking contaminated water in a village in Savadatti taluk, about 70 kms from Belgaum.
The District Health Officer Ashok Murgod said that the condition of the villagers hailing from Kagdal village, who were admitted with diarrohea and vomiting yesterday after drinking the polluted water is stable.
Zilla Panchayat CEO, Ajay Nagabhushan said that the incident occurred due to the negligence of some workers who, after cleaning the overhead tank that supplied the water to the village, failed to close the valve of the distribution pipe.
He added that as a result the water containing chemicals which had to be let out, was released to the distribution pipe insyead, leading to contaminated water for the purpose of drinking.
The district administration has assured that it would take stringent action against the workers who were responsible for the incident.
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