As many as 80 residents of Sambra village in Belgaum taluk were taken ill after they drank contaminated water on Saturday.
It is said that the water in the borewell and overhead tank in the village, the main sources of drinking water, were contaminated resulting in people falling ill. Of the 80 people, 22 including women and children, who suffered vomiting and diarrhoea, have been admitted to district hospital in Belgaum. A few are recuperating in their houses after receiving treatment at the hospital while others are being treated in private hospitals.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/80-take-ill-after-drinking-contaminated-water
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/belgaum-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diarrhoea
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
