Several fall ill in Greater Noida after drinking 'contaminated' water; authority denies sewage mixing

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45% : The affected residents reported symptoms such as vomiting, fever, stomachache and loose motion after consuming tap water in parts of the sector on Tuesday and Wednesday.However, officials of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority GNIDA denied any mixing of sewage with the potable water supply, claiming tests conducted so far found the water to be clean.Rishipal Bhati, a resident and former president of the local residents welfare association RWA, told PTI on Thursday that overflow of sewage and leakage in pipelines, particularly in C Block, led to the problem.
45% : However, officials of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) denied any mixing of sewage with the potable water supply, claiming tests conducted so far found the water to be clean. Rishipal Bhati, a resident and former president of the local residents' welfare association (RWA), told PTI on Thursday that overflow of sewage and leakage in pipelines, particularly in C Block, led to the problem.

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