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Limestone mining for the cement industry is a major threat to the Caves of Meghalaya, [4] causing a major collapse of the Krem Mawmluh cave, the seventh longest cave in the state of Meghalaya. The "cave-in" stimulated public awareness of the potential threat mining places to the rich scientific, tourism and ecological heritage.
Krem Liat Prah is the longest natural cave in South Asia.Also known as the Cave of the Tiger, it is one of the longest limestone caves in the world. Prah (Krem is the Khasi word for "cave") is one of approximately 150 known caves in the Shnongrim Ridge of the East Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, northeast India.
Unscientific quarrying of limestone led to the collapse of the Mawmluh cave of Meghalaya, [12] and the caves of Jantia Hills are also in danger due to excessive quarrying of coal. [13] Various caves in Central India serving as major religious spots are also either under threat conditions or somehow polluting the ambient environment. [14]
Entrance with steps leading in. Siju Dobakkol, also known as Siju Cave or Bat Cave in English, is one of the most well-known and significant caves in India.Located in the Garo Hills of the North East Indian state of Meghalaya, near Napak Lake and the Simsang River game reserve, it is a renowned limestone cave famous for its impressive stalagmite and stalactite formations.
This lists of mines in India is subsidiary to the list of mines article, and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output.
Rat-hole mining or Rat mining [1] is a process of digging employed in North East India to extract coal, where a narrow hole is manually dug by extraction workers. The practice is banned by the National Green Tribunal; [2] [3] however, the techniques are still employed by artisanal mining operations in several parts of India, especially in Meghalaya.
Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The water falls from a height of 315 metres (1,033 ft) and has an average width of 70 metres (230 ft).
Umiam Lake, also known as Bara Pani, [1] is a reservoir in the hills 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Shillong in the state of Meghalaya, India. It was created by damming the Umiam River in the early 1960s. The principal catchment area of the lake and dam is spread over 225 square kilometres (87 sq mi).