{"id":132915,"date":"2026-11-13T12:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132915"},"modified":"2026-11-13T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T07:11:36","slug":"mawmluh-cave-location-geological-structures-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mawmluh-cave-location-geological-structures-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Mawmluh Cave, Location, Geological Structures, Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Mawmluh Cave Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate change and mining are threatening Mawmluh Cave fragile cave systems, altering rainfall and groundwater patterns while destroying geological formations and underground ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Mawmluh Cave<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at Sohra in the East Khasi Hills district <\/span><b>of Meghalaya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is locally known as <\/span><b>Krem Mawmluh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the first cave that was explored by a<\/span><b> British<\/b> <b>official Lieutenant Yule in 1844.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the longest and deepest caves in India, holds evidence of the events in the geological history of Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 7.2 km in length, it is the <\/span><b>fourth longest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cave in the Indian subcontinent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cave is part of the <\/span><b>Meghalayan Age<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the latest age in Earth\u2019s official geological timeline, which began <\/span><b>around 4,200 years ago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and continues today.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geological Structures<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>stalagmite structures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other rock formations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cave has several entrances, has formed at the junction between an early Eocene dolomite and a sandstone formation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It contains numerous <\/span><b>stalactites, stalagmites, columns and drapes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, collectively termed speleothems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recognition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2022, it was recognised among <\/span><b>the First 100 Geological Heritage Sites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the <\/span><b>International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/india.mongabay.com\/2026\/11\/communities-experiment-with-new-ways-to-protect-old-caves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mawmluh Cave is located at Sohra in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. 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