India, Feb. 5 -- The rise in Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Pune has raised serious concerns about water contamination and reverse osmosis (RO) water centres run by private parties across the city. Citizens have blamed administrative negligence for not providing safe drinking water facility in cluster areas that reported many suspected cases.

Maharashtra health minister Prakash Abitkar acknowledges lapses in water safety, shares legal measures planned for accountability, and outlines steps taken to contain the outbreak.

Has PMC been lax about water supply in parts of Sinhagad Road as GBS cases rise?

Prakash Abitkar: There have been lapses by the local authorities in preventing contamination at the Nanded village well. The conta...