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Know about the amazing living tree root bridges of Cherrapunjee

New Delhi: The earth's wettest land Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya  has bridges made out of living tree roots. It may sound magical or even exaggeration; the root bridges of Cherrapunji are really alive. In the depths

PTI Updated on: October 07, 2013 6:01 IST


In order to make a rubber tree's roots grow in the right direction - say, over a river - the Khasis use betel nut trunks, sliced down the middle and hollowed out, to create root-guidance systems.








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