Village near Nainital that turns into island in monsoon; traps residents for 3 months

Khuriakhatta, a village in Nainital, Uttarakhand, also known as ‘Sri Lanka Tapu,’ faces annual isolation due to monsoon floods, transforming it into a seasonal island. Villagers grapple with lack of electricity since 1984, a defunct primary school since 2011, and land erosion.