Archive · 2 Oct 2025

Patharpunj: India's 'Rain Capital' Residents Want to Leave

Patharpunj: India's 'Rain Capital' Residents Want to Leave

Imagine a village in India called Patharpunj, where it rains an enormous amount every year, making it the 'rain capital.'

The heavy rain causes problems like flooding and isolation for the villagers.

While the government sees this as a place to attract tourists, the people who live there want to move somewhere safer.

The village is cut off from many services and has limited opportunities, making life very difficult.

The villagers want to escape, but the government is planning to develop tourism.

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