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. Mid-Day also reported the civic body's decision to give free flats to the victims' families.

Source: Pune Pulse

The eight flats come from PCMC's housing stock in a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project at Yashwantnagar and go to the legal heirs of the workers who died. PCMC's general body first passed a resolution on the allotment on September 2, and Municipal Commissioner Dr Vijay Suryawanshi signed the final allotment order on November 5.

The ninth family — that of worker Nagesh Gaikwad — is still waiting because its documents are incomplete, the report said. Deputy Commissioner Anna Bodade said possession will be handed over once families complete the formalities. PCMC has not said when possession will actually be given, or how long the remaining allotment will take.

What happened at Moshi in July

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. Many of the workers who died were contract staff from low-income families, and residents' groups and corporators had demanded housing as well as higher compensation in the weeks after the collapse.

The underlying waste problem remains unresolved: PCMC has planned 10 decentralised waste processing centres, one in each zone, to reduce the load on Moshi, but these need clearances from the National Green Tribunal and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and detailed project reports are still being prepared. Dumping at Moshi has resumed under a temporary arrangement.

Source: Mid-Day