L Roebuck
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Post by L Roebuck on Apr 7, 2008 6:56:19 GMT -5
On the trail of a 6000-year-old caveMembers of Adi tribe trek for 12 hours to find limestone and granite cavern ATONU CHOUDHURI Pasighat (East Siang), April 6: The tale of a group of explorers trekking through dense forests and rugged mountain trails in search of a 6,000-year-old cave seems the stuff that legends are made of. A team from the Adi tribe, which believes that the cave was the source of water for the first man and woman on earth, set out on an expedition to find the elusive subterranean structure in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district. The group, known as the Paator Gumin Heritage Preservation Society, comprised Taduram Darang, Tapum Taki, Tanyk Tamuk, Tanam Padung, Taling Padung, Tayam Padung, Takom Tayi, Tasi Taloh, Tagom Moyong, Tasak Moyong, Talak Padung, Beja Padung, Tangyat Kanyi and Tayang Padung. “It was a daunting task for us. We found the 300-metre deep cave made of spectacular limestone and granite of yellow, blue and black hues and inhabited by large bats after a perilous 12-hour journey,” said 42-year-old Darang, an executive engineer with the power department. Article
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