# Indore's 22 water contamination deaths expose a 30-year-old design flaw: Probe

> Twenty-two deaths caused by contaminated water in Madhya Pradesh's Indore last December resulted from a series of failures dating back over three decades, according to an investigation by a one-member judicial commission that has jolted the administration into action.

- Published: 2026-10-08T07:32:06.082Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T07:32:06.082Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: 112-page report, 112-page report by Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta, Asian Development Bank, Bhopal Municipal Corporation reports, Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Gwalior, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Indore water contamination incident, Jal Suraksha Campaign, Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta, Madhya Pradesh government, Sanjay Dubey, Water sample reports obtained from authorities/laboratories

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