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“We will continue to supply drinking water by tankers till the situation eases,” Parida added. Parbati Mohan Parida, executive engineer, PHEO, said, “Teams have been formed to collect drinking water samples for testing.”“So far, we have not found any contamination in the water samples collected from the different locations of the affected areas. The situation is under control and all the patients are stable.”“We have engaged doctors from outside the district to meet the shortage of physicians. Our team is inspecting the pipelines for possible leakage,” said Parida.A central team has arrived in Subarnapur to find the cause of the outbreak. We suspect it to be diarrhoea, caused by an intake of contaminated water..