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Meanwhile, 91 villages across Saurashtra are still without electricity and work is on to restore power supply as early as possible. Linesman RC Muchhala took off his clothes and jumped into the water ti repair a pole located at a distance. Rajkot: Employees of state-run power distributor Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVC) have shown immense courage in repairing damaged electricity poles despite incessant rains and potential danger of getting electrocuted. The area was heavily flooded but Rathwa was determined and dived into the water, swam and reached the pole. I decided to swim across because I was very familiar with the location and the places where there are thorny bushes.”PGVCL chief engineer J J Gandhi said, “Our employees are working day and night amid downpour to restore power supply..