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Living root Bridge, Mawlynnong

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Living root Bridge, Mawlynnong

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The living root bridges are unique in the world. The Khasi people living in the Khasi hill regions have been trained to grow these bridges across the raised banks of streams to form a solid bridge, made from roots. Meghalaya’s single and Double Decker root bridges are famous all over the world. These roots are twisted and intermingled together to form the living bridges.These bridges keep on growing.
The bridges are very strong and can hold several people at times. The bridges are made from Ficus elastica trees. Trek to living root bridges have become very popular in recent times. Trek to village Riwai has also become an important tourist attraction. The most famous living root bridge is “Double Decker root bridge of Nongriat Village”. Some living bridges take ten to fifteen years to become fully functional and are so strong that they can hold the weight of more than fifty people at a time.​

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