Ahmedabad, Jan. 4 -- Surveillance and emergency measures have been heightened in Gujarat's Gandhinagar after 102 patients, mostly children, were hospitalised over the last two days with authorities attributing the outbreak to contamination of drinking water due to ongoing drainage repair work. Union home minister Amit Shah took stock of the situation on Saturday as medical teams launched door-to-door surveillance in the affected areas. "In total, 102 cases of typhoid have been reported so far, of which 37 patients are admitted at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital while the rest are undergoing treatment at other hospitals. Most of the infected patients are children," said Dr Nilam Patel, additional director in the state's family welfare and health department. According to officials, the outbreak is linked to contamination of drinking water due to ongoing drainage repair works being carried out by the municipal corporation. The highest number of cases have been reported from Sector 24 in Gandhinagar.htc...