Over a dozen people from the slums near Mother India Colony became sick on Wednesday evening allegedly after consuming piped water supplied by Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC).
The sick people have been admitted in Hamidia hospital after they complained of diaahrrea and kept them under observation. SDM, Tehsildar and officials of Water Works of BMC had reached the sport and claimed that the situation is under control.
Youth Congress leader Anil Mishra, former Corporators Mohd Soud and Shahid Ali reached the spot and distributed masks among the residents.
District Collector Avinash Lavania at the incident site told media persons that while water was being cleaned at Idgah water filter plant, through chlorine gas from cylinders, it leaked accidentally, which caused panic among the local residents.
He claimed that the situation was completely under control and nothing serious in the incident. He claimed that only a couple of people had complained nausea and they have been kept under medical observation. He claimed that such an incident of cylinder leakage is reported some times from the cylinder and tus it is not a serious issue.