India, July 14 -- The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Monday removed two senior engineers from key responsibilities pending an inquiry into the Moshi garbage depot tragedy that claimed nine lives.

Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi withdrew the responsibilities of chief engineer Sanjay Narayan Kulkarni, who headed the environment engineering department, and executive engineer Yogesh Sopan Alhat, who supervised field operations at the depot.

Both officials have been asked to submit written explanations with supporting documents by 5 pm on July 15.

The administrative action follows show-cause notices issued to both officials, holding them prima facie responsible for alleged lapses in monitoring operations at the Mo...