Water samples collected from Ahmedabad’s Gota ward, where hundreds of residents reportedly fell ill after consuming contaminated drinking water, have been found unfit for human consumption, confirming fears about the quality of water supplied in the area.
According to test reports, samples collected from Akanksha Flat, Navratna Avenue and Vardhman Flat failed quality checks, indicating that the water being supplied to residents was unsafe for drinking.
The issue came to light after nearly 1,000 residents from Akanksha Flats, Vande Mataram Flats, Navratna Avenue Apartments and Vinayak Bungalows in the Gota and Thaltej areas reportedly suffered from diarrhoea, vomiting and other health complications. More than 30 people were hospitalised following the outbreak.
Residents alleged that they had been raising complaints with the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for nearly four days, but claimed that authorities failed to respond promptly, allowing the situation to escalate.
After repeated complaints allegedly went unaddressed, residents staged protests on June 3, prompting civic authorities to take action. Officials from the municipal health department subsequently visited the affected localities and collected water samples from storage tanks in several housing societies for testing.
The laboratory analysis confirmed that samples from three locations were unfit for consumption, reinforcing residents’ concerns over contaminated water supply in the area.
Notably, the affected locality falls within the constituency of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.