One more cave in Meghalaya, tally 1,100

With the discovery of the Umsngad Sink Cave in Jaintia hills district, Meghalaya can now boast of 1,100 caves including the sub-continent8217;s longest cave8212;Krem Liat Prah8212;which is 25 km long.

2 min readShillongJul 3, 2007 12:00 AM IST First published on: Jul 3, 2007 at 12:36 AM IST

With the discovery of the Umsngad Sink Cave in Jaintia hills district, Meghalaya can now boast of 1,100 caves including the sub-continent’s longest cave—Krem Liat Prah—which is 25 km long.

Meghalaya Adventure Association MAA recently undertook a caving expedition that included members from England, Wales, Scotland, Germany Ireland and USA to Jaintia Hills. It is during this expedition that they discovered Umsngad Sink. MAA General Secretary Bryan Kharpran Daly said, “We explored only 200 meters. We will explore its length later on.”