Bhopal, Jan 2 (NationPress) Shortly after issuing show cause notices, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took decisive action on Thursday by suspending two senior officials from the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and transferring the Municipal Commissioner due to the contaminated water crisis that has tragically resulted in multiple fatalities in the Bhagirathpura region.

The officials Rohit Sisonia, the Additional Commissioner, and Sanjeev Srivastava, the in-charge Superintendent Engineer of the Public Health Department, were suspended immediately. Dilip Kumar Yadav, the Indore Municipal Commissioner, has been reassigned, according to official statements.

On the social media platform X, Chief Minister Yadav expressed, "The state government will not overlook negligence linked to the incident in Bhagirathpura resulting from tainted drinking water. We are enforcing strict measures in this matter."

This swift response followed a high-level meeting led by CM Yadav at his Bhopal residence, where show cause notices were directed at the involved civic officials.

The tragedy in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore, where residents ingested contaminated drinking water, leading to numerous deaths and illnesses, has sparked significant outrage and criticism, even from members of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Senior BJP figure and former Chief Minister Uma Bharti voiced her intense distress over the occurrence, labeling it a "shame" and a "disgrace" for the entire state administration.

In a series of posts on X, Bharti pointed out the irony, stating, "Indore has received accolades for being the cleanest city in the nation, yet it is plagued by such ugliness, filth, and toxic water that has claimed numerous lives, with the death toll continuing to rise daily."

Without specifying individuals, the veteran leader further criticized the management of the crisis, questioning, "Who claims our plan failed in Indore? When you are unable to take action, why are you seated drinking Bisleri? There is no justification for such a sin."

Uncertainty remains regarding the precise number of deaths stemming from the contaminated water supply in Bhagirathpura, with varying figures reported by the state administration and Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav, intensifying the controversy surrounding the incident.

The suspensions and transfer signify the government's effort to quell public outrage and show accountability amidst increasing demands for rigorous action against those accountable for this civic failure.