KTR slams Congress over deaths due to water contamination in Narayankhed

Hyderabad: Two individuals have reportedly died after consuming contaminated water in Sanjeevraopet of Narayankhed mandal of Sangareddy district. Around 50 others fell ill, with some receiving medical care at Area Hospital and other private facilities.

According to sources from Siasat.com, the motors of two borewells in the village were malfunctioning, forcing residents to rely on water from an open well for drinking on Saturday, October 12. Following this, many villagers experienced vomiting and diarrhoea.

However, the question remains as to why borewell water was being supplied to the villagers, despite the roll-out of the Mission Bhagiratha scheme, which was supposed to provide clean drinking water to every household.

Failure of Congress govt: KTR

Bharat Rashtra Samith (BRS) working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) criticised the Congress government, stating that Revanth Reddy is failing to manage the purification of Krishna and Godavari river water for state-wide distribution. In a statement issued on X, he called the deaths in Sangareddy district a broader failure in governance.

KTR called on the state government to support the families of the deceased, provide adequate assistance to those receiving treatment, and take measures to prevent similar incidents in the future across Telangana.

Narayankhed MLA P Sanjeeva Reddy expressed his anguish against the Mission Bhagiratha officials for showing negligence and not getting the borewell motors repaired.