Indore, March 3 A judicial commission investigating the deaths of several people due to contaminated drinking water in Indore has extended the deadline for submitting evidence, documents, and other related materials to April 1, officials said.
The earlier deadline was February 28, they added.
"In view of requests from several individuals, affected families, and organizations for an extension of the deadline, and to provide maximum factual material, the commission has decided to extend the period," an official said on Monday.
Interested individuals and organizations can now submit their objections, representations, documents, or evidence before the commission by April 1, he said.
The single-member commission, headed by former Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta, is investigating the causes of drinking water contamination in the Bhagirathpura area, the loss of lives, and the medical impact on people, administrative lapses, action against those responsible, and remedial measures.
Complaints related to drinking water contamination in Bhagirathpura, patients' medical records, death certificates, photographs and videos regarding leakage in drinking water pipelines, and the mixing of sewage, documents of tenders for water supply works, work orders, and inspection reports can also be submitted to the commission, officials said.
There was an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea due to contaminated drinking water in Bhagirathpura in the last week of December.
While residents and the Congress have claimed that 36 people died in the outbreak, the figure given by state health minister Rajendra Shukla in the assembly is 22.
