PM Modi referred to PM Sunak as ‘living bridge’ of UK Indians.
‘Living Root Bridges’ is imp for UPSC. Here’s all that you need to know about it for UPSC pre 👇🏻🧵 (1/3)
‘Living Root Bridges’ is imp for UPSC. Here’s all that you need to know about it for UPSC pre 👇🏻🧵 (1/3)
Living Bridge 🌁
- Aerial suspension bridges (elastic in nature)
- Built by weaving living roots of Rubber Fig trees
- Upto 150 years life span 😯
- Entered temporary list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites 🇺🇳 (2/3)
- Aerial suspension bridges (elastic in nature)
- Built by weaving living roots of Rubber Fig trees
- Upto 150 years life span 😯
- Entered temporary list of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites 🇺🇳 (2/3)
Tribals
- Khasi & Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya use their tribal knowledge to ‘weave’ roots 🌳
- Example of symbiotic relationship between nature and people 👳🏾🌲
(3/3)
- Khasi & Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya use their tribal knowledge to ‘weave’ roots 🌳
- Example of symbiotic relationship between nature and people 👳🏾🌲
(3/3)
Here’s an image of a living bridge for your visual memory 👇🏻
Here’s the tweet of PM Modi where he mentioned Living Bridge 😄
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