It was a deadly cocktail of poisonous heavy metals and dangerous coliform bacteria that was responsible for the Bholakpur tragedy that led to 16 deaths and hospitalisation of over 500 people in May, 2009. Residents consumed water containing coliform bacteria 24,000 times in excess of the permissible limit. The heavy metal toxicity only added to the bacteriological problem, making it more deadly.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/metals-bacteria-deadly-combo
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hyderabad-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/council-scientific-and-industrial-research-csir
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cholera
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
