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4 ‘viral hepatitis' cases detected in city housing complex

Bhubaneswar: Four suspected viral hepatitis cases have been detected in a prominent housing society at Paikarapur in Kalinga Nagar here, with residents alleging their water supply was contaminated. Test reports of the four residents, issued by a private hospital, confirmed the disease. Residents of the complex, which has over 1,200 homes, claimed they have urging the authorities to solve their drinking water issues. They said several of them suffered from diarrhoea and jaundice due to contaminated water supply. Sanjay Ray, chief district medical and public health officer, Khurda, said, "A team of healthcare workers and officials from other departments concerned visited the apartment and collected water and food samples. We sent the samples for testing. Reports may come on Monday." President of the housing society, Ajit Kumar Choudhury, said that over the past few weeks, a significant number of residents reported gastrointestinal diseases, including jaundice and hepatitis, raising concerns of a growing health crisis. "In response to repeated complaints, officials from BMC, accompanied by doctors, health workers and technical experts, inspected the complex. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo They assessed the situation and issued guidelines to help residents cope with the contamination, which is suspected to originate from faults in the sewage management system," he said. Residents alleged that the 1 million litre per day (MLD) sewage treatment plant (STP), set up nearly five years ago by the developer within the complex, has been functioning without consent to operate from the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). Residents further said that rather than restoring or upgrading the STP, the developer recently installed a new pumping and piping system to divert untreated sewage from the collection tank to the sewerage line outside the complex. "The move has effectively bypassed the STP, eliminating any form of sewage treatment. The installation was carried out without adhering to the govt's technical standards, further endangering the system's integrity," a resident alleged. Residents recently reached out to the ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre with 20 water samples. It was found that nearly 15-16 samples tested positive for coliform bacteria. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .