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Moshi Tragedy: Major Blow To Power Generation Company As Municipal Corporation Imposes Daily Fine Of 50K

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News18•17-10-2026, 10:58
Moshi Tragedy: Major Blow To Power Generation Company As Municipal Corporation Imposes Daily Fine Of 50K
- •Nine innocent workers lost their lives after a mountain of garbage collapsed onto a building at the Moshi garbage depot in Pimpri-Chinchwad.
- •An inquiry exposed grave negligence by the waste-to-energy contractor company, Antony Lara Renewable Energy Private Limited, leading to criminal cases against senior officers.
- •It was revealed that the contractor company had kept the waste-to-energy project completely shut for the past five months.
- •In response to this severe negligence, the municipal corporation administration has imposed a daily fine of 50000 rupees on the company and started enforcement.
- •The prolonged shutdown of the project has led to garbage accumulation across the city, putting the health and sanitation of local citizens in serious danger.
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A massive mountain of garbage caved in and collapsed onto a building at the Moshi garbage depot, resulting in the tragic death of 9 innocent workers.
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation imposed the daily fine because inspections revealed the contractor company had completely shut down the waste-to-energy project for the past five months, leading to severe negligence.
Following police investigations and a municipal corporation inquiry that exposed grave negligence, serious criminal cases were registered against the senior project officers of the contractor company.





