India, Jan. 2 -- The water crisis in Indore's Bhagirathpura has claimed the lives of nine people, while more than 150 have been hospitalised over the past few days. Amid the chaos, Anil Likhar, the brother of a deceased labourer, recalled that his sibling fell ill shortly after returning home from work and continued vomiting.

Recounting the final moments before his brother's death, Likhar said, "On Sunday, he returned home from work and kept vomiting. On Wednesday evening, I went to my shop and received a call saying he was not well. We rushed him to the hospital, but the doctor said he had died on the way."

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister Rajendra Shukla on Friday said the state government is closely monitoring the wate...