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Living root bridges are a remarkable example of bioengineering that may be seen deep within the lush woods of Meghalaya, one of the most rain-soaked regions in India. The Khasi and Jaintia tribes ...

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia visited Meghalaya's famous living root bridges, praising them as symbols of harmony ...

In mountainous northeast India, the sinewy bridges that span the region’s rivers and streams are natural—and man-made—wonders. They’re fashioned from the pliable, strong roots of Ficus elastica, a ...

Forget the Golden Gate Bridge, the George Washington, the Ponte Vecchio and even that infamous one in Brooklyn. The most astounding bridges in the world are the least known and less crossed, found ...

When it comes to aptly named destinations, the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya is up there with the best. Meaning “abode of the clouds,” it’s home to the top two wettest places on earth, according ...

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed his admiration for the globally recognized living root bridges of Meghalaya, ...