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India has submitted to UNESCO successful Paris the information dossier of Meghalaya's surviving basal bridges for information to see successful the World Heritage database 2026-27, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
The dossier was handed implicit by India’s Ambassador Vishal V. Sharma to UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre Director Lazare Assomo Eloundou, a connection said.
Meghalaya's Living Root Bridges (Jingkieng Jri) dossier has been formally submitted to UNESCO successful Paris by India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UNESCO for information for inclusion successful the World Heritage List 2026–27.
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“We are hopeful that the surviving basal bridges volition beryllium inscribed this year, ensuring that the indigenous communities, the existent guardians of this surviving heritage, person the planetary designation they truthful richly deserve,” Mr. Sangma said connected X.
While submitting the dossier, Mr. Sharma, the Permanent Representative to UNESCO, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the Meghalaya CM for their enactment to the nomination, the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO said successful a statement.
Mr. Sharma besides acknowledged the relation of Meghalaya Principal Secretary Frederick Kharkongor, officers of the Archaeological Survey of India, the Ministry of External Affairs, experts and the section communities successful safeguarding the spot and preparing the nomination.
Located crossed the confederate slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the northeastern state, the nominated spot represents a surviving taste scenery shaped implicit centuries by indigenous Khasi and Jaintia communities.
“The scenery reflects a deep-rooted and harmonious narration betwixt people, quality and spirituality, embodied successful accepted systems of onshore use, governance and ecological stewardship,” the connection said.
The indigenous worldview underpinning the taste scenery is anchored successful principles of respect, reciprocity and work towards Mei Ramew (Mother Earth), it said.
“The submission of this information underscores India's committedness to recognising and preserving surviving taste traditions and indigenous cognition systems, and to advancing planetary practice conservation efforts done UNESCO,” the connection added.
