Pimpri-Chinchwad: Moshi Residents Protest Against Garbage Depot, Demand Waste Management Across 10 Locations
Pimpri-Chinchwad: Months after nine workers died in a massive garbage mound collapse at the Moshi garbage depot, residents have renewed their protest against the concentration of Pimpri-Chinchwad's waste at a single location. They are demanding that the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) decentralise waste management across 10 locations and reduce the burden on Moshi. Residents…
Residents of Moshi, Pimpri-Chinchwad, have protested against the garbage depot, demanding waste management facilities be spread across 10 locations to alleviate the burden on the current site. The Moshi garbage plant has a history of safety concerns after a garbage mound collapse killed nine workers in July, and residents claim the civic administration has taken little action since then.
Former MLA Vilas Lande from the Nationalist Congress Party and local residents have criticized the administration, urging an immediate action plan and emphasizing that Moshi and Bhosari should not bear the waste burden from other areas. Lande suggested that the city use reserved land at its 10 regional offices to create decentralised waste management facilities, questioning the effectiveness of current contracts.
A local resident, Vishal Aher, said people have faced garbage-related issues for over 20 years, with the stench from accumulated waste affecting daily life. He added that the problem has worsened due to large garbage heaps and inadequate waste processing.
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