India, Oct. 8 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has reported an outbreak of water-borne diseases in Bavdhan Budruk, 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.

Following the outbreak, two teams from the PMC health department on Tuesday visited the affected areas and launched intensive surveillance. "We have started house-to-house surveys in the affected areas and held meetings with private practitioners to understand the situation on the ground," said Dr Vai...