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Water Contamination Has Hit 110-120 People In Past Week: Locals

The number of people affected by water contamination at the NCERT campus in south Delhi is increasing by the day. Locals claim 110-120 people have fallen ill in the past one week.

New Delhi : For two months, residents of NCERT Colony kept approaching authorities with complaints of contaminated water, but no action was taken.

More than 70 people have fallen sick in the past few days at the NCERT campus in south Delhi, allegedly due to contamination of drinking water.

Three persons of the NCERT Colony at Aurobindo Marg died allegedly by drinking contaminated water and around 50 persons were hospitalized in Safdarjung, Rockland and Moti hospitals in south Delhi t

At least two persons died and 50 fell ill after allegedly drinking contaminated water over the last few days in NCERT Colony, South Delhi.

Over 40 people were taken ill after consuming contaminated water, supplied by Delhi Jal Board, on the NCERT campus near Hauz Khas on Tuesday.

While some of those affected are under treatment at various city hospitals including Safdarjung, Rockland and Saket City Hospital in South Delhi, two persons including a four-year-old child allegedly died in the area following complication arising out of drinking unclean water this past Sunday.

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New Delhi : The water-level in the Yamuna river receded to 206.5 metres on Thursday, but several low-lying areas in Delhi remained submerged for the second consecutive day.

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has refuted the claims of NGO Citizen’s Front for Water Democracy that the water utility is procuring more meters than it needs to.