India, July 14 -- The Maharashtra government on Monday constituted a six-member high-level technical committee to investigate the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy project tragedy that claimed nine lives and to fix responsibility for the lapses that led to the disaster.

Headed by Pune divisional commissioner Sheetal Teli-Ugale, the committee must identify the immediate and root causes of the garbage mound collapse, examine technical, administrative and safety failures, and recommend action against responsible officials, contractors and agencies.

According to a government resolution (GR) issued by the Urban Development Department, the panel must submit a preliminary report within one month and the final report within two months. The final rep...