Cholera outbreak: Water supply to Abheypur village restored, but not for drinking
Panchkula, July 18
The tally of cholera patients from Abheypur reached 409 today. As many as 66 of them (47 children and 19 adults) are still receiving treatment at the Civil Hospital in Sector 6. A nine-year-old boy from Abheypur is the only fatality so far. An HSVP official said they had restored the water supply in the village, but not for drinking.
Confirming the development, Amit Rathee, Executive Engineeer, HSVP, said they had restored the supply after rectifying all faults that led to the contamination of water.
He, however, said for now, residents would continue to receive drinking water through tankers.
The Civil Surgeon, Dr Mukta Kumar, had yesterday stated that reports of water samples sent to the Ramgarh laboratory for testing were expected by Monday. — TNS
