15 villagers taken ill after consuming contaminated water in Adilabad

They were admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad. Their medical condition was learnt to be stable.

Adilabad: Fifteen persons fell ill after consuming contaminated water from a well at remote Lokari B village in Gadiguda mandal on Friday.

Sources said that residents of the village had diarrhea and dehydration after drinking the contaminated water drawn from a well, one of the sources for drinking water. They were admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad. Their medical condition was learnt to be stable. More details of the incident were yet to be known.

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