Indore, Jan. 2 -- Local residents in Indore's Bhagirathpura area have raised serious concerns over sanitation issues, alleging overflowing sewage lines and mixing of it with drinking water.

A resident, Purnima Kaushal told ANI, "The drainage problem is so severe that if the sewer gets clogged, the entire area gets flooded with sewage. The whole gutter line behind the houses is overflowing. The smell is so bad that my children have fallen ill from vomiting. Sewage water is mixed with the drinking water. Just 10 days ago, the water was so bitter that it tasted like it had too much medicine in it."

"I fell ill following which, I went to my mother's house and returned yesterday. We are very upset over the drainage issue. The sewer line gets...