Centre has taken note of water contamination incident in Indore, Minister informs Rajya Sabha

Centre addresses Indore's water contamination issue, supporting improvement projects under AMRUT 2.0 to enhance drinking water safety.

The Centre has taken note of the water contamination incident in Indore's Bhagirath Pura and is supporting States through financial and technical intervention schemes such as AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday (February 2, 2026).

In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that the area has old pipelines dating back to 1997, adding that "some of it is damaged, so the municipal administration identified the old stretches of pipeline and included them under AMRUT 2.0".

In Indore's Bhagirath Pura, several people have died of diarrhoea and vomiting since the end of December.

The Minister said that the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) has tendered four packages of water supply projects for Indore city under AMRUT 2.0, out of which execution of Package-1 has commenced and the remaining three packages are at the approval stage.

The project covers the complete water supply chain and includes comprehensive overhauling, augmentation and modernisation of the existing water supply system, encompassing source development, treatment, conveyance, storage and citywide distribution.

All packages include system integration, commissioning and long-term operation and maintenance to ensure a safe, reliable and sustainable drinking water supply for the urban area.