At least 47 people in Dhoraji town of Rajkot district have been affected with diarrhoea and vomiting in the last one week and three of them tested positive for Cholera, leading the District Collector declaring a limited outbreak in the locality.

Mixing of drinking water with sewage due to cracks in pipelines is said to be the reason for the Cholera outbreak.

At least 35 people had been admitted to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) in Dhoraji and three of them remained under treatment as of Tuesday. At least 12 patients received OPD (outpatient department) treatment, said health officials.

The incident came to light on November 12 when a large number of people from the Paanch Pir Ni Wadi area of Dhoraji began falling sick. “We were informed of the incident by doctors at the SDH on the sam

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