India, Oct. 9 -- Following 43 cases of vomiting, loose motions, and diarrhoea reported in three days in Bavdhan Budruk, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sent 23 samples of drinking water to check contamination. No new cases were reported on Wednesday, said officials.

The PMC on Tuesday reported a water borne disease outbreak with over 43 residents of localities such as Gunde Vasti, Patil Nagar, Jadhav Vasti, and the Gaothan area complaining of vomiting, loose motions, and diarrhoea over the past three days. According to residents, the contaminated, muddy water that they have been receiving for the past five days is to blame for the infection.

Dr Nina Borade, health chief of PMC, said it was already three days back when the patie...