Archive · 21 May 2025
Power Department Staffer Electrocuted During Maintenance
A power department worker named Chandru Gaonkar, aged 43, sadly passed away after getting electrocuted while fixing a transformer.
This happened in Sattari during a planned power shutdown for maintenance.
Another worker was also injured.
The power department is investigating how this happened, looking into whether something went wrong with the power supply.
Sadly, this is not the first time such an accident has occurred.
The department has seen 13 deaths since 2020, and this year's incident marks the first one.
The government has offered condolences to the family and promised compensation.
The department is trying to figure out exactly what happened.
A line staffer died from electrocution in Sattari during maintenance.
The accident occurred during a planned power shutdown.
Another staffer was injured in the incident.
Power minister ordered an inquiry into the event.
The department has recorded 13 deaths since 2020.
- Who
- Chandru Gaonkar, a 43-year-old line staffer.
- What
- A line staffer died from electrocution while carrying out maintenance work.
- When
- Tuesday during a planned shutdown between 9am and 2pm.
- Where
- Sattari
- Why
- The cause of the electrocution is under investigation.
- Victim
- Chandru Gaonkar, 43
- Location
- Sattari
- Activity
- Maintenance work on a transformer
- Significance
- First fatality in 2025 for the department
- Investigation
- Department is investigating
- Previous incidents
- Since 2020, there have been 13 deaths