An estimated 23 people were trapped when the incident occurred on Wednesday. The three-storey administrative building of the waste-to-energy plant, operated by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, collapsed after a huge mound of waste caved in and crashed onto the structure like a landslide

Waste collection across Pimpri-Chinchwad has been disrupted after a massive mound of legacy waste collapsed at the Moshi Garbage Depot, affecting routine operations and garbage unloading. Rescue work, heavy machinery movement and safety restrictions have delayed waste disposal