The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sealed 19 privately-owned reverse osmosis (RO) water plants in the Nanded village area, the epicentre of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) outbreak, after tests revealed that the water from these facilities was unfit for consumption. The move comes as a part of efforts to curb the rising cases of GBS in the region.

On Wednesday, the Pune district reported four additional suspected GBS cases, bringing the total number of suspected cases in Maharashtra to 170. GBS, a rare neurological disorder that affects the peripheral nervous system, has raised concerns over the safety of drinking water in the affected areas.