An assistant engineer with MSEDCL was allegedly caught accepting a Rs 50,000 bribe from an electrical contractor in Taloja during a trap laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Navi Mumbai. The accused demanded the money to process approvals for a new connection and transformer installation

MSEDCL restored electricity to over 2 lakh consumers in flood-hit Vasai-Virar within 12 hours after floodwaters receded. Teams used boats to inspect submerged transformers and power infrastructure, replacing 62 damaged transformers and rebuilding collapsed poles to safely resume electricity supply