The State Government on Monday stated in the State Assembly that that the Kashipur diarrhoea deaths were caused by contaminated water.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Niranjan Pujari read out a statement from the Government as per the Speaker’s ruling.
The issue had rocked the House on Saturday with the death of at least seven persons and dozens getting affected in diarrhoea in Kashipur block of Rayagada district as Opposition members had created uproar demanding a statement from the Chief Minister.
Medical teams from the nearby Koraput district including specialists of Saheed Laxaman Nayak Medical College and Hospital had been sent to the affected area and 50 beds and a special ward had been created in UAIL hospital for quick hospitalisation of the infected ones and their treatment.