The Geological Survey of India (GSI) will conduct a clean up campaign at 15 geo-heritage sites across the country from tomorrow to October 31.
The Mawmluh Cave in Sohra will be among these geo-heritage sites which will be cleaned up.
According to official sources, the clean up at Mawmluh Cave will be conducted on October 26.
The special clean up campaign by GSI at these geo-heritage sites was aimed at spreading the spirit of cleanliness among the common masses and also sensitise them on the necessity to preserve the geological heritage sites of the country.
This campaign will also help generate immense tourism potential for the sites.
Mawmluh Cave, locally known as Krem Mawmluh, has been listed as UNESCO’s one of the ‘First 100 IUGS (International Union of Geological Sciences) Geological Sites’ in the world.
The cave is believed to be the fourth longest cave in the Indian subcontinent with a total length of 7 km of cave passages.
It was because of a stalagmite found inside the cave in 2018 that Meghalaya became a part of geological history.
The stalagmite from this cave helped prove the existence of a 200-year-long drought that occurred after the Ice Age around 4,200 ago, destroying many civilisations around the world.
The International Commission on Stratigraphy termed the present age in the planet’s 4.54 billion-year history as the ‘Meghalayan Age’.
