Located around 16 km from Beed, the village—home to 80 families—was evacuated earlier this month after large cracks appeared in the ground. A Geological Survey of India (GSI) team from Pune visited the site on October 8 and classified it as a "geo-dimensional hazard zone", prompting immediate evacuation

This Diwali is a bleak one for the residents of Kapildharwadi village in Maharashtra’s Beed district, where all the 400 villagers have been living in temporary shelters for the past two weeks.

Located around 16 km from Beed, the village—home to 80 families—was evacuated in early October after large cracks appeared in the ground, news agency PTI reported. A Geological Survey of India (GSI) team from Pune visited the site on October 8 and classified it as a "geo-dimensional hazard zone,"

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