The ₹12 Lakh Fine That Changed a Facility Director's Mind
How a Powai tech park ended a compliance crisis — and built a documentation chain that MPCB couldn't touch.
Nexus Business Park had accumulated 340 tonnes of renovation and e-waste across three floors over eight months. Their previous contractor issued no manifests, filed no hazardous-waste returns, and left no paper trail. When MPCB conducted a surprise inspection in April 2025, the facility director received a show-cause notice citing violations under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022 and the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The fine: ₹12.4 lakh, with a seven-day remediation order. Haul was called on Day Two. Within 72 hours, we cleared all flagged material, issued MPCB Form-IV manifests for each load, and provided a complete chain-of-custody audit trail. The facility director submitted our documentation to MPCB. The remediation order was closed in four days — not seven.
"We had no idea how exposed we were until the inspector walked in. Haul didn't just clear the waste — they handed us a document that made the problem disappear legally. We've been on a monthly retainer since."
₹12.4L
Fine liability resolved
4 days
Remediation order closed


Maharashtra Pollution Control Board
Waste Disposal Manifest
Filed





