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A similar situation like Indore, has emerged in Gandhinagar, where a sharp rise in typhoid cases has been reported due to polluted water supply.
More than 100 children, along with many adults, are battling illness, leading to a heavy influx of patients at the Civil Hospital, Gandhinagar.
Despite crores being spent on new pipelines under development projects, leakage and mixing of sewage water into drinking water lines has triggered the outbreak.
Areas such as Sector-24, Sector-28 and Adiwada have been hit the hardest.
The situation has become so serious that a new ward had to be opened at the Civil Hospital.
To contain the outbreak, 40 teams comprising over 80 staff, including health workers, multipurpose health workers and ASHA workers, have been deployed. So far, around 38,000 people across nearly 10,000 households have been surveyed.
Health officials have warned that if adequate precautions are not taken, many more people could be affected due to contaminated water.
Under the Smart City project, new pipelines were laid in Gandhinagar at a cost of crores of rupees.
Investigations by the Rapid Response Team (RRT) revealed that water samples from affected areas were unfit for consumption. Medical tests, including Widal tests and blood cultures, confirmed the presence of typhoid bacteria in patients, linked directly to contaminated water.
According to civil authorities, children aged 1 to 16 years have been the worst affected. Currently, 104 children are undergoing treatment in the F2 and E2 wards.
Over the past three days, positive cases have increased by 50%. A total of 42 patients are admitted at the Civil Hospital, while others are being treated at health centres.
However, leakages were detected at 10 locations, allowing sewage water to contaminate the drinking supply.
Despite repeated complaints, action was allegedly delayed until the situation worsened. Emergency repairs have now been carried out and chlorination has been initiated in the affected areas.