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If they fail to do that, the company will disconnect power,” the official said.Around 2.75 lakh farmers owe Rs 1,390 crore to the MSEDCL in Nashik district, the officer added. Nashik: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has launched a drive against power theft and recovery of dues in the agriculture sector.“The demand for power for drawing groundwater is on the rise in view of poor rain in many areas. This power is drawn from the open to air overhead infrastructure, he said.“We have already seized bundles of wire from farms in Deola and other areas. ‘Panchanama’ and other things will follow,” another official of the power firm said.Illegal power connections affect the MSEDCL in two ways — the company loses revenue and transformers are overloaded, leading to tripping of the same.“Genuine customers who pay for the power usage face problems because of this. Since the power remains unutilized from metered connections, it is a loss to the company and the expenditure for the repairs of the transformer is even bigger loss,” the official added.Meanwhile, the MSEDCL has also started recovery from farmers who have outstanding bills to pay..