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However, no corrective steps were taken by the power utility. “The compensation amount should be recovered from the salary of the employees and officials who delayed the repairs,” he said. That too did not elicit any action and Shah submitted a complaint to the Kedgaon assistant engineer on August 4, 2017. PUNE: Shopkeeper Mahendra Shah won Rs 2.75 lakh in compensation from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited’s Kedgaon (Baramati circle) office, which had failed to repair an underground cable for seven-and-half months, leaving Shah without any power at his shop.The compensation was awarded by the power distribution company’s consumer grievance redressal forum. When the power supply was not restored by July 20, 2017, he filed a written complaint at the Kedgaon office of the distribution company..