India submits nomination of Meghalaya’s living root bridges for UNESCO World Heritage site

SHILLONG: (Jan 29) 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.

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.

“We are hopeful that the living root bridges will be inscribed this year, ensuring that the indigenous communities, the true guardians of this living heritage, receive the global recognition they so richly deserve,” Sangma said on X.

Source: PTI News

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