- The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has recorded 55% of total typhoid cases in six wards of the city till July 20. All the 48 wards put together recorded 430 cases, compared to 465 in entire July in previous year.
- AMC sources say inadequate and old water supply network is the major cause of contamination of water, leading to the spread of typhoid.
- However, seven wards recorded a disproportionate number of typhoid cases. These include Vatva (88), Asarva (46), Gomtipur (29), Saraspur-Rakhial (26), Naroda (24) and Amraiwadi (23). An AMC source said that a disproportionate number of cases in specific wards is because the water supply system there is weak, compelling citizens to use pump sets to pump water, leading to contamination in the water.
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