‘The knowledge of our elders’: India’s living root bridges submitted to Unesco

Meghalaya state hopes for world heritage status for unique bridges, which can take decades to create

India’s famous living bridges – the roots of trees coaxed and stretched into the form of a suspension bridge over a river – have been submitted to Unesco’s tentative list for the coveted world heritage site status.

The mountainous state of Meghalaya in the north-east has more than 100 such bridges in 70 villages, unique structures created by a combination of nature and human ingenuity.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/01/india-living-root-bridges-submitted-to-unesco

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