Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday took the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Raichur Zilla Panchayat to task following the report of the death of a 3-year-old boy and more than 30 people at Rekalmardi and Gorebal villages of the district falling sick after consuming contaminated water.
Mr. Siddaramaiah ordered the CEO to provide compensation for the bereaved family.
After the people of Rekalmardi village, the residents of Gorebal village too fell ill after consuming contaminated water. Soon after receiving the information about the incident, Mr. Siddaramaiah spoke to the Raichur CEO over the phone and directed him to take immediate action against the officials concerned and ensure safe drinking water to the villages across the district.