10 year-old girl dies, 20 ill after drinking contaminated water in Karnataka's Ballari The deceased girl has been ident

10 year-old girl dies, 20 ill after drinking contaminated water in Karnataka's Ballari
The deceased girl has been identified as Sukanya, and according to authorities, the tragedy occurred after gutter water got mixed with drinking water
Gonal village of Kampli taluk in Karnataka's Ballari district officials said on Monday The deceased girl has been identified as Sukanya According to authorities the tragedy occurred after gutter water got mixed with drinking water Most villagers who are ill are being treated at the premises of the government school
The villagers after consuming the contaminated water started falling sick They developed severe loose motion and vomiting symptoms and also complained of de hydration on Saturday evening The girl, who was admitted to the hospital, was discharged by the hospital authorities on Saturday evening However the girl developed health complications and succumbed at her home on Sunday
District Health Officer (DHO) Janardhan is stationed at the village and monitoring the situation Many unwell villagers were being treated in their homes
Janardhan stated that the health of the unwell villagers was stable and was being closely monitored The authorities have arranged an ambulance at the village to shift a patient who turns critical The doctors of nearby Primary Health Center and nurses have also been stationed in the village
Janardhan said that 20 people have been admitted to the hospital with symptoms associated with water contamination and the district administration will give compensation to the family of the girl who died
According to reports health officials have collected water samples and despatched them to various laboratories for testing
The health officers are also making door to door visits to every home in the village District administration has initiated an inquiry into the incident