India, Feb. 6 -- With untreated dam water being supplied to areas such as Nanded Gaon, Nandoshi, Kirkatwadi, Sanas Nagar and DSK Vishwa, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is trying to set up a small water purification plant to address the problem, given the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Pune.

According to civic officials, a water purification plant with a capacity of one million litres per day (MLD) is being considered for these areas. "The project can be set up within a month, and an official decision will be taken soon," said Prithviraj B P, additional municipal commissioner, PMC.

A meeting was held on Wednesday between PMC officials, the National Institute of Virology (NIV), and the state health department. During t...