India submits nomination of Meghalaya's living root bridges for UNESCO World Heritage site
Updated On: 29 January, 2026 12:00 PM IST | Shillong | PTI
Located across the southern slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the northeastern state, the nominated property represents a living cultural landscape shaped over centuries by indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities
Image for representational purpose only. Pic/Sapan Narula
India has submitted to UNESCO in Paris the nomination dossier of Meghalaya's living root bridges for consideration to include in the World Heritage list 2026-27, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday, January 29.
The dossier was handed over by India's Ambassador Vishal V Sharma to UNESCO's World Heritage Centre Director Lazare Assomo Eloundou, a statement said.
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