Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a high‑level review meeting on Tuesday to assess and strengthen the state’s response to a continuing typhoid outbreak in Gandhinagar city.
The meeting brought together senior officials from the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation, the State Health Department, and other key government departments to evaluate ongoing containment efforts and public health measures.
The review came amid a surge in suspected typhoid cases, which have been linked to contamination in the city’s drinking water supply following pipeline leakages in residential sectors including 24, 26, 28 and the Adiwada area.
Authorities have reported more than 140 cases to date, with dozens of patients still receiving treatment at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and urban health centres, while others have been discharged after care. No deaths directly attributable to the outbreak have been confirmed so far.
Officials told the Chief Minister that 85 survey teams have been deployed citywide, covering more than 1.58 lakh residents for surveillance and early detection of the illness. Alongside this door‑to‑door effort, health authorities have distributed chlorine tablets and ORS packets to affected communities and undertaken repair work on identified pipeline leaks. Super‑chlorination of major water sources has also been carried out as part of intensified prevention measures.
In response to the outbreak, the state government has directed that daily water quality testing and chlorination assessments be conducted before any drinking water is supplied in Gandhinagar and other urban areas across Gujarat. Officials have also been instructed to increase field inspections of ongoing pipeline work, expand the scope of water testing, and immediately plug any further leaks to reduce the risk of water‑borne diseases.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi participated in the meeting through video conference, and senior bureaucrats — including the Additional Chief Secretary of Health, Principal Secretaries of several state departments, and district health officials — attended in person. The collaborative effort underscores the government’s focus on bringing the outbreak under control while maintaining essential public health safeguards.
Public health authorities continue to monitor the situation closely as surveillance and preventive work persists across Gandhinagar’s urban localities.
