India, July 14 -- The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) has taken suo motu cognisance of the Moshi garbage depot tragedy that claimed nine lives and directed Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi to conduct an inquiry and submit an action taken report within 15 days.

The Commission has flagged possible violations of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, stating that the law mandates dignity, safety and protection from occupational risks for sanitation workers.

In a letter issued to the district collector on Monday, NCSK secretary Rahul Kashyap sought his "personal, urgent attention" to the July 8 incident at the Moshi waste-to-energy Project under the Pimpri Chinchwad Munic...