Have you ever wondered how people cross rivers and valleys without modern bridges? The Khasi tribe of Meghalaya faced this problem for many years and came up with an incredible solution—living root bridges. Meghalaya, meaning "abode of clouds," is one of the wettest places on Earth. The town of Mawsynram in Meghalaya holds the Guinness World Record for the highest average annual rainfall in the world. During the peak monsoon season, from April to October, heavy rainwater flows through the valley
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The thick forests of the Khasi and Jaintia hills in Meghalaya are home to centuries-old living root bridges. These unique bridges have been sculpted by the Khasi tribe from the Ficus Elastica or rubber tree. The ever-evolving Meghalaya bridges are made up of tangled thick roots that provide formidability to the structure and make it good enough to hold 50 or more people in one go. According to Alok Chandra Samal, an Environmental Scientist, the life span of these bridges is thought to be between
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