India Today Reality Check: Contaminated Water Kills 10 in Indore, Poisons Lucknow and Munger

On this special India Today Reality Check, the focus is on the lethal water contamination crisis gripping the nation. Following the breaking news from Indore, where 10 people have died due to poisoned water in Bhagirathpura, the report investigates similar systemic failures in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. In Lucknow's Jai Prakash Nagar, residents living just one kilometre from the Chief Minister's residence describe the water as 'visibly dirty, yellow in colour and foul-smelling.' The investigation also travels to Munger's Doodhpania village, where high fluoride levels have caused skeletal deformities and claimed six lives in a year. The programme exposes broken pipelines, defunct treatment plants, and administrative apathy.