Even as 25 new cases were reported on Wednesday, police is yet to register a case in the death of two people due to consumption of contaminated water at south Delhi's NCERT Colony.
Even mediapersons were kept out of the colony to cover up the matter. A day after the contamination came to light, authorities tried to keep it under wraps, issuing an embargo against the media in the colony for about two hours on Wednesday morning. More cases of diarrhoea were reported at local hospitals and ambulances deployed in the colony.
Even though Delhi Jal Board (DJB) provides tankers there, it does not really serve the purpose. Residents say it’s very difficult to lug buckets home. "I am on antibiotics for diarrhoea. My wife was admitted to hospital last night. Water tankers are coming, but it is difficult for us to climb up and down. Also, the tankers do not have a pipe or a tap and most of the water is wasted. Ambulances are continuously around and more people are being hospitalised," said Hari Bahadur, a resident of Type-I block.
Meanwhile, Delhi Social Welfare Minister Kiran Walia asked hospital authorities to preserve stool samples of patients. "Tanks are being cleaned. Water is reaching most of the houses. We are extending our best support. More cases are being detected, but nobody is serious and all are being treated," she said.