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At a time when hundreds of people across the districts of Jajpur, Bhadrak, and Keonjhar remain under treatment for diarrhoea and cholera outbreaks, alarm bells have rung in Bhubaneswar after over 1,200 people have fallen ill over a month due to alleged water contamination.

Sources mentioned that most of the sick residents belong to the Trident Galaxy apartment complex in Kalinga Nagar and its adjoining areas. They have reportedly fallen ill over the past month due to a suspected outbreak of diarrhoea and gastrointestinal infections.

The root cause, residents allege, lies in the contamination of drinking water, with sewage water...