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Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. [1] The 340 metres (1,115 ft) [2] waterfall is located in the Indian state of Meghalaya, near Cherapunji (now known as Sohra), one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of a comparatively small plateau and decrease in power ...
Barehipani Falls: 399 [4] metres (1,309 ft) [2] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha: tiered: 2 3 Nohkalikai Falls: 340 metres (1,120 ft) [5] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya: plunge waterfalls: Single 4 Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls: 315 metres (1,033 ft) [2] East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya: segmented type waterfalls: Single 5 Dudhsagar ...
Nohkalikai Falls, Mawsmai Cave, Mawkdok Dympep Valley, Laitlum Canyons, Wah Kaba Falls and honey bee farms are important tourist attraction in the area. [7] "The Traveller’s Nest" in Kongthong, with comfortable traditional eco huts, is a community homestay run by the natives which also serves as a base for exploring the region. [5]
Gaganachukki and Bharachukki Falls: Chamarajanagar-River Cauvery, 100 km (62 mi) from Bangalore: Apsarakonda Falls: Uttara Kannada-River Sharavati, 8 km (5.0 mi) from Honnavar: Lalguli Falls: Uttara Kannada: 250 ft (76 m) River Kali, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Yellapur: Nisargadhama Falls: Madikeri: River Cauvery 2 km (1.2 mi) from Kushalnagar
Jog Falls, India's second highest plunge waterfall, is made up of four distinct, segmented falls, and is fed by the Sharavathi River. The tallest plunges 830 ft (253 m) into a deep chasm in a continuous column of water.
Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The water falls from a height of 315 metres (1,033 ft) and has an average width of 70 metres (230 ft).
Meghalaya (/ ˌ m eɪ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ə, m eɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l ə j ə /; [6] [7] lit. "the abode of clouds" [8]) is a state in northeast India.Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills. [9]
Kynrem Falls; Mawlynnong village, located in the Pynsursla block, is known for its cleanliness. The travel magazine Discover India declared the village as the cleanest in Asia in 2003, and the cleanest in India in 2005. [9] Nohkalikai Falls one of the tallest falls in India is located near Sohra (Cherrapunjee). Nohsngithiang Falls