Just as they were recovering from the impact of Cyclone Nisarga which damaged over 80 per cent homes, uprooted trees and knocked down 30 electric poles leaving them in darkness for over a month, a village called Pimpaloli, very close to Lonavala, is facing another crisis. A 31-year-old resident tested positive for COVID-19 and so the village was sealed.

Residents said that a month ago, getting the roofs over their heads fixed was a priority, but today having an ample stock of sanitisers, masks, PPE kits, immunity boosters like Vitamin C, etc. was the need of the hour. There are over 1,000 residents in the village.