Mawlynnong is India’s cleanest village. This village is situated at a distance of about 90km from Shillong near the Meghalya-Bangladesh border. It has been honored with the award of Asia’s cleanest village by Discover India. This village is famous not only in India but the whole world. People from India and World come to see its cleanliness and scenery beauty. That’s why it is also called God’s own nature’s garden.
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Khasi Tribes and Christians mostly live here, who pay great attention to their cleanliness. They love to stay clean as well as keep their place clean. In every house here there is a dustbin made of bamboo in which every household collects the waste from their house and then this waste is dumped in a pit from which these people make manure. After seeing all this you will say that this should be there everywhere because organic manure is made from this which these people can use in growing vegetables, fruits, herbs and many more things.
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The people here keep cleanliness in mind and have installed dustbins made of bamboo in every corner of the village where people throw the garbage and the people here are also very aware and all the people take great care of this village. The people here do not even use plastic, plastic has been completely banned here. The people here believe that recycling plastic is very difficult, and plastic cannot be recycled properly. The air of this village also has a lot of purity because smoking is also banned here, hence the air of this village is very pure, if anyone is seen smoking here then it is directly considered a fine, otherwise people here are very aware, no one smokes. All the people here are educated, for all the people education is a very important part of their life.
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The people of the village use a special kind of broom to clean their nearby area which they call teasel broom. The people here do not hesitate at all in removing the fallen garbage because they believe that God’s garden should always be kept clean. If you visit this place, you will see how they remove even the finest garbage by using teasel broom.
However much we praise the beauty of Mawlynnong, it is still less. The lakes, waterfalls, mountains, nature, greenery, beautiful views in the local tourist places here attract all the tourists towards their side. If you are thinking of travelling here then let us inform you that the entry of vehicles is also prohibited here because the environment here can get polluted due to the smoke of vehicles, so you will have to travel by pedal only. The vehicle goes up to a certain area, after that you have to pedal but whenever you go, you will not be alone, you will find many people with you because a lot of tourists go here.
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Places to visit in Mawlynnong:
1. Mawlynnong Sacred Forest
Mawlynnong Sacred Forest is a famous tourist spot. This forest has many medicinal trees which people use in their daily routine. Khasi tribe also worships this forest as they consider it as the form of God. This is their favorite forest. Here these people have also built a very big heritage village, the tourists who come here get to see fake tribal huts in this forest through which they get to know about the habitat of this tribe, their culture, environment, how they live, this is a very interesting journey in itself. Through which you get to know about this tribe in detail.
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2. Umngot River / Dawki River
Umngot River is one of the best places in Mawlynnong which you will see on the way from Shillong to Mawlynnong village. The water of this river is so clear that the boats seem to be floating on the bottom of the river, which is known as the cleanest river in India. If you are coming to visit Mawlynnong, then definitely visit Dawki River and enjoy boating.
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3. Living Root Bridge and Riwai Village
Living Root Bridge and Riwai are 2 km away from Mawlynnong village. It rains a lot and this village is famous for trekking. People come here for trekking. The living root bridge is the attraction point here. This bridge is made by joining the roots of trees. This is a small bridge, but it looks very beautiful. People use this bridge to cross the river, and this bridge is more than 100 years old.
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4. Bofil Waterfall
When you go to the side of the Umangot river from the village, you get to see this bofil waterfall, its water falls from the top of the Sylhet border (Bangladesh) which looks like milk falling, this view will captivate your mind. People come here from faraway places; hence this is an important tourist spot and there is a lot of crowds here.
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After travelling to such places, one realizes that peace, tranquility, fresh air, organic things and beautiful living weather are all here. This is how it did not get the status of being the no. 1 clean village of Asia because until every person becomes aware, achieving something like this is not a matter of one person’s patience. Everything is possible only with everyone’s cooperation, one person can take efforts, but cooperation matters to everyone.
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