The enterprises that evaded octroi include Nagpur General Stores, H R Traders, Dynamic Prestage, Yash Mobile, Paras Traders, Eaton Industries, Hira Plastic, Maxwell Enterprises, IPCOP India Ltd, U K Metal, brick dealer Keshav Sampatrao Erande , M/s Nashik Metal (Ambad) and M/s Sudal Industries (Ambad), according to civic officials.

The total cost of the products of these enterprises amounts to Rs 52.13 lakh the total octroi to Rs 1.43 lakh and the defaulting fee to Rs 6.60 lakh. The total fine collected is Rs 7.59 lakh.

The NMC took over octroi collection of octroi from a private agency appointed by it on May 18, and has, since then, collected a daily octroi of around Rs two crore, according to octroi department officials. "Our staff has been vigilant in stopping evaders and have people who tried to evade octori and have been able to extract fines from them. We expect the collection to increase during Diwali," said an official. of the octroi department.

He said that there has not been much resistance while the fine was being collected."We have been very strict this time and have tried to collect as much octroi and fine on evasion as possible," said the officer.