Contaminated water claims 7 lives
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05/12/1997
With the death of three-year-old Deepa on Wednesday, the toll from alleged supply of contaminated water to the Bharat Vihar Jhuggi cluster, near Kakrola village in west Delhi, rose to seven. All the victims were children, between nine months and six years of age. The deaths occurred over the past 10 days. Area residents alleged the children fell sick after drinking water supplied by private tankers to the area.