Auto showroom pays Rs 1 crore fine

Nashik | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

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We have collected fine of Rs 3 lakh from one of the showrooms,” the official added.Ahmednagar industrial estate is spread over 591 hectares and houses around 1,200 industrial units. “We are in the process of removing encroachments in the food park,” said an official from MIDC. The MIDC has also identified encroachments in its Food Processing Park spread over 50 hectares at Nevasa in Ahmednagar district. Hence, we had sealed this showroom and have collected the fine of Rs 1.07 crore from the owner of the showroom,” added the official.In addition, the MIDC has taken action against two other showrooms, which were operating illegally on industrial plots in the same industrial estate.“Both the showrooms have been sealed for unauthorised use of industrial plots. Nashik: The Nashik regional office of Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has collected a fine of Rs 1.07 crore from an automobile showroom for operating illegally on an industrial plot in its estate in Ahmednagar.An MIDC official said the industrial plot had been obtained to set up manufacturing industrial unit, but the automobile showroom had started at the same plot in violation of norms.“The commercial use of industrial plots without MIDC’s permission is illegal..