India, March 15 -- Following unsatisfactory measures taken by officials to contain the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) outbreak and provide clean water to prevent further outbreaks of the rare nerve disorder, the divisional commissioner of Pune has directed municipal corporations, including the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), to take disciplinary action against the officials at fault.

The divisional commissioner of Pune, Chandrakant Pulkundwar, on Wednesday, March 12, issued written orders to five districts including Pune, Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur to supply clean water to control the GBS outbreak in the state. Besides, orders were issued to the municipal commissioners of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Solapur, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, K...