PCMC Allots Flats at Yashwantnagar to Families of 8 Workers Killed in Moshi Garbage Depot Collapse
Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has allotted SRA flats at Yashwantnagar to the families of eight of the nine workers who died at the Moshi garbage depot in July.
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Pimpri-Chinchwad, 13th November 2026: The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has allotted flats at Yashwantnagar in Pimpri to the families of eight of the nine workers who died when a garbage heap collapsed at the Moshi depot in July, Pune Pulse reported. Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Suryawanshi signed the final allotment order on November 5.
The ninth family is still waiting because its documents are incomplete, the report said.
Where the homes are and who gets them
The eight flats come from PCMC’s housing stock in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project at Yashwantnagar. They go to the legal heirs of the workers who died. According to the report:
- PCMC’s general body first passed a resolution on September 2
- The proposal was approved and the allotment order signed on November 5
- Deputy Commissioner Anna Bodade said possession will be handed over once families complete the formalities
- The allotment for the family of Nagesh Gaikwad is pending because paperwork is incomplete
What happened at Moshi
On July 8, 2026, a large heap of waste collapsed at the Moshi garbage depot, which handles most of Pimpri-Chinchwad’s waste, killing nine workers. PCMC paid Rs 10 lakh to the legal heirs of each worker, The Free Press Journal reported in August, with the last payments held until documents were complete.
The collapse led to suspensions of senior engineers, a state-level probe and protests from residents of Moshi, Chikhli and Bhosari who want dumping at the site to stop.
Why housing matters for these families
Many of the workers who died were contract staff from low-income families, and losing the main earner often means losing a rented home too. A permanent flat gives the families security that a one-time cash payment does not. Residents’ groups and corporators had demanded both housing and higher compensation in the weeks after the collapse.
The waste problem has not gone away
PCMC has planned 10 decentralised waste processing centres, one in each zone, to reduce the load on Moshi. These cannot start without clearances from the National Green Tribunal and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, and detailed project reports are still being prepared. Dumping at Moshi resumed under a temporary arrangement.
Even so, PCMC was ranked Maharashtra’s cleanest big city in the latest national survey, as we reported in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26.
What residents can do
Residents near Moshi can raise complaints about smell, smoke or waste overflow through the PCMC Sarathi helpline and app. Segregating wet and dry waste at home reduces how much reaches the depot.
What is still not clear
PCMC has not said when families will get possession or how long the remaining allotment will take. We will update this story. More local news is in our Pimpri-Chinchwad section.
Frequently asked questions
Where are the flats given to Moshi victims’ families?
At Yashwantnagar in Pimpri, from PCMC’s SRA housing stock.
How many families got flats?
Eight of the nine families; the ninth is waiting for its documents to be completed.
When did the Moshi garbage depot collapse happen?
On 8 July 2026, when a heap of waste collapsed and killed nine workers.
What compensation did PCMC pay?
PCMC paid Rs 10 lakh to the legal heirs of each worker who died.
