The latest fatality was of Ambika Vishwakarma, who succumbed during treatment at a hospital in nearby Nagpur in Maharashtra. Vishwakarma belonged to Kakai Bilwa village in Chaurai tehsil of Chhindwara district.
Kamal Nath came to Chhindwara 40 days after the first child’s death, which had occurred on 3 September, following which, around 25 kids have succumbed to date.
The Chief Minister held a high-level meeting at the CM House in Bhopal.
With the two deaths in Betul, the total death toll in Madhya Pradesh has risen to 16. This includes 14 deaths in Chhindwara district—11 in the Parasia subdivision, two in Chhindwara town, and one in Chaurai tehsil.
