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Caves of Meghalaya : ウィキペディア英語版 | Caves of Meghalaya
The Caves of Meghalaya comprise a large number of caves in the Jaintia, Khasi Hills and Garo Hills districts in the Indian state of Meghalaya, and are amongst the longest caves in the world. Of the ten longest and deepest caves in India, the first nine are in Meghalaya, while the tenth is in Mizoram. The longest is Krem Liat Prah in the Jaintia Hills, which is . The word "Krem" means cave in the local Khasi language. The exploration of the Caves of Meghalaya is currently undertaken for both scientific and recreational pursuits,) and there are still many unexplored and partially explored caves in the state. The annual caving expeditions organized by Meghalaya Adventurers Association (MAA) are known as "Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Project".〔 The caves, because they are located in primarily in limestone formations, continue to come under threat from the limestone mining industry.〔 ==History==
According to the Bengal gazette, Krem Mawmluh was the first cave to be explored by a British subject, Lt. Yule, in 1844.〔 Siju Cave in Garo Hills was studied in 1922 when was explored and four species of cave life forms were identified. After the British Raj period extensive interest has been generated in caving as an adventure sport in the state. Since the 1990's, an exclusive organization known as the Meghalaya Adventurers Association (MAA) (located in Shillong) has been carrying out annual explorations in association with European speleologists, cavers from India, experts from other regions of the world, the Indian Army and the Indian Navy,〔〔 bringing to light a large number and length of caves in Meghalaya, relative to other known karst regions of the country.〔
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