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Pune Moshi waste unit collapse: National panels seek PCMC report in 15 days

Pune Moshi waste unit collapse: National panels seek PCMC report in 15 days

The Moshi Waste-to-Energy Plant tragedy has come under the scanner of two national statutory bodies, with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) taking serious cognisance of the incident and seeking detailed reports from the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and other authorities. The commissions have issued notices directing the concerned authorities to submit comprehensive reports within 15 days, raising questions over safety standards, accountability and the circumstances that led to the fatal incident. According to the notice issued by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on July 13, the Commission received a petition from Advocate Sagar Ratan Charan and decided to initiate an inquiry under the powers conferred on it under Article 338 of the Constitution of India. Notices have been served to the PCMC Commissioner and the Commissioner of Social Welfare, Maharashtra, directing them to furnish details of the action taken on the allegations within 15 days. The Commission has warned that failure to respond within the stipulated period may result in the exercise of its …

Moshi waste unit collapse: Second body found, rescue continues

Moshi waste unit collapse: Second body found, rescue continues

The death toll in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation’s (PCMC) waste-to-energy plant collapse in Pune’s Moshi area rose to two on Saturday after rescue teams recovered another body from the debris, while efforts to locate and rescue seven people still trapped entered the fourth day. Officials identified the deceased as Akshay Sawant. The accident occurred on Wednesday when a three-storey administrative building at the PCMC-operated Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant collapsed after a massive heap of garbage crashed onto the structure, trapping around 18 people inside. Rescue agencies have been carrying out round-the-clock operations since the incident to locate those trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue operation continues with heavy machinery According to officials, seven people were rescued within hours of the collapse, while two more were pulled out after midnight on Wednesday. The first body was recovered on Thursday morning. With the recovery of the second body on Saturday, the death toll has increased to two. Rescue operations are being led by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) with support from the local administration, fire brigade and …