Two die, 21 others fell ill after drinking contaminated water in Chitradurga
Chitradurga: In a tragic incident, two persons died, and 21 others were hospitalized after drinking contaminated water in Kavadigarhatti village under city limits on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Manjula (23) and Raghu (24). While Manjula died in a hospital in the city, Raghu died in a Bengaluru hospital.
Meanwhile, those who fell ill were immediately admitted to local private and government hospitals, and hospitals in Davangere and Bengaluru, informed district superintendent of police K. Parshuram.
For the past few days, the Municipal Council and the Gram Panchayat jointly arranged for drinking water supply in Kavadigarahatti village and the surrounding areas, but the villagers alleged that the water was being supplied without purification despite being contaminated.
The villagers speaking to the District Superintendent of Police K. Parasuram, who had arrived at the mortuary to see the dead body of the young woman, complained that even though the drinking water was contaminated, the concerned officials supplied the same water, which led to the tragic incident. The villagers further demanded the SP that action should be taken against the officials and that the Deputy Commissioner should visit the hospital and said that they would cremate the dead body of the woman only if their above demands are fulfilled.
District Health and Family Welfare Officer Dr. Ranganath and Senior Police Officer K. Parasuram visited the village of Kavadigarahatti and conducted an inspection.
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Karnataka govt to spend Rs 2,500 cr to upgrade 500 government schools
Bengaluru, Nov 28: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday decided to upgrade 500 government schools as Karnataka Public Schools at an outlay of Rs 2,500 crore in four years.
For the purpose, the state government would borrow Rs 2,000 crore from the Asian Development Bank and contribute Rs 500 crore.
This project will be taken up from July 2025 to June 2029.
According to the Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil, there are 308 Karnataka Public Schools functioning in 204 Taluks of the state.
