Pune: PCMC Proposes Sites Across City To Decentralise Waste Management, Ease Moshi Depot Burden
Pimpri Chinchwad, 14th September 2026: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has proposed sites in different parts of the city to establish a more efficient, sustainable and decentralised solid waste management system and reduce the growing burden on the Moshi landfill.
With the existing space available at the Moshi waste depot proving inadequate to handle the city’s growing waste generation, the civic body has initiated steps to decentralise waste management at the ward level. Site inspections of civic reserved plots have been carried out and several locations have been shortlisted at the preliminary stage.
Depending on the size and suitability of each proposed site, the PCMC plans to establish different solid waste processing facilities. These may include waste segregation and recycling units, waste-to-energy facilities, biogas and biofuel production from organic waste, and units to manufacture useful products from plastic waste.
The civic administration is currently assessing the technical suitability, available area, transportation arrangements, environmental considerations and other relevant criteria for the proposed sites. The final locations will be selected after a detailed assessment and after obtaining the necessary permissions and approvals.
The decentralised system is expected to streamline waste transportation, reduce the pressure on the Moshi depot and facilitate scientific processing and disposal of solid waste generated across Pimpri-Chinchwad.
PCMC Commissioner Dr Vijay Suryawanshi said decentralisation was being prioritised to strengthen solid waste management in the city.
“Along with reducing the waste burden at the Moshi depot, we are planning to make waste collection, transportation, segregation and processing more efficient. The proposed sites will undergo technical scrutiny and will be finalised with the consent of the mayor, elected representatives, office-bearers and councillors. The projects will be developed in an environment-friendly manner while ensuring minimum inconvenience to citizens,” Suryawanshi said.
Additional Municipal Commissioner Vikrant Bagade said the civic body was planning facilities based on the area available at each site.
“Depending on the size of the proposed sites, we are planning projects using advanced technology, including odour-free transfer stations, Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), biogas and biofuel units, as well as facilities to manufacture useful products from plastic waste. Technical and feasibility assessments of each site are underway, and a final decision will be taken after considering all relevant aspects,” Bagade said.
The proposed locations include:
* Sector 22 in Ward 13, near the water tank
* Reservation No. 1/89 in Ward 17, Chinchwad, covering parts of Survey Nos. 113, 114 and 116
* Reservation No. 221 in Ward 18, Chinchwad
* Ward 10, Dattanagar, near Ram Mandir
* Survey No. 77, Dighi gairan land
* Chovisawadi, Reservation No. 2/16
* Punawale, parts of Survey Nos. 23/6/3, 23/6/2, 23/5, 23/1, 23/6/4, 23/2/1 and 23/2/2
* Punawale, parts of Survey Nos. 26/1/6, 26/3/1 and 26/3/2
* Gawli Matha
* A site within the jurisdiction of the Khadki Cantonment Board, for which discussions are reportedly progressing positively
