Over 300 residents of three high-rises fall ill after drinking contaminated water in Greater Noida West

He added that the residents complained of symptoms similar escaped motion, vomiting and abdominal pain. “Similar complaints were received from Arihant Arden and Panchsheel Hynish societies, pursuing which we acceptable up wellness camps,” helium added.

“Around 6,500 families surviving successful 56 towers of Eco Village 1 were examined connected February 4 aft they complained of suffering from escaped motion,” Chief Medical Officer Dr Lalit Kumar told The Indian Express.

“Following this, astir 21,600 residents from each 3 societies were examined by Friday. Among them, 334 were recovered suffering from escaped motion, fever, acold and abdominal pain. They besides see 37 children,” work a connection issued by the territory health

department.

A nonmigratory of Eco Village 1, Ranjan Suri Bhardwaj, said, “We get the h2o tanks cleaned but the pipes done which h2o is supplied by the GNIDA (Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority) is damaged astatine galore places.”

A elder GNIDA official, connected information of anonymity, said that archetypal tests person shown that the h2o utilized for drinking purposes successful the 3 societies is contaminated.

Maintaining that punishment has been imposed connected 1 builder, the authoritative added, “A squad of officials who went to inspect the h2o occupation recovered issues with the builder and the facilities provided to the residents.”

“We person confirmed that the h2o was contaminated,” the authoritative further said.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Noida, Tikam Singh, said prima facie the h2o was contaminated by E.coli bacteria.

Singh, however, said they are inactive awaiting trial reports. “We person collected h2o samples and sent them for tests… We are waiting for reports, but prima facie it looks similar the h2o was contaminated owed to the beingness of E.coli bacteria,” helium added.

When contacted, Gautam Buddh Nagar Additional District Magistrate Atul Kumar besides said that samples of stool and h2o from the 3 societies person been sent for testing.

“We person besides sent a territory malaria serviceman and the sub-divisional magistrate to these societies. Further, we person asked the Greater Noida authorization to cod h2o samples and taxable a report… the reports should get successful 48 hours,” helium added.

Singh, meanwhile, said that arsenic incidents of depletion of contaminated h2o successful Gautam Buddh Nagar person been connected emergence successful the caller times, the wellness section volition soon initiate an workout to analyse h2o samples astatine societies. “We are readying to clasp a regular introspection each 3 months,” helium added.