Behind Shimla jaundice outbreak: waste in drinking water

Eight years ago, a team of scientists from Pune raised the first red flag on jaundice in Shimla, warning in a report that untreated sewage water was being discharged into the supply system. Since then, the Himachal capital has seen an acute jaundice breakout in 2007-2008, 2010-11 and 2013, with the latest spell in December reportedly leading to seven deaths and affecting at least 1,150 people — from daily-wage earners to top bureaucrats. On Tuesday, Additional Chief Secretary Narinder Chauhan was among the latest on the list of confirmed cases at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital.

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