Ahana Nigam English Project.pptx

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1. PRESENTATION ON MEGHALAYA the abode of clouds Presented by : Ahana Nigam

2. Location Meghalaya lies in the Northeastern part of India. The fact remains that a major part of the border of the state is situated on the north and eastern part of Assam. The south and west part are with Bangladesh.

3. History Meghalaya was formed by carving out two districts from the state of Assam the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills on 21 January 1972. Neolithic sites discovered so far are located in areas of high elevation such as in Khasi Hills and Garo Hills.

4. Climatic Condition Meghalaya is mountainous, with stretches of valley and highland plateaus, and it is geologically rich Meghalaya has many rivers, these rivers have created deep gorges and several beautiful waterfalls. With average annual rainfall as high as 1200 cm in some areas, Meghalaya is the wettest place on earth.

5. Khasi Umbrellas

6. The town of Cherrapunji in the Khasi Hills south of capital Shillong holds the world record for most rain in a calendar month

7. Shillong – Capital of Meghalaya Is a hill station in the northeastern part of India, and is the capital of Meghalaya, which means "The Abode of Clouds“. During the British rule of India, the British imperial authorities nicknamed it the "Scotland of the East". Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. A view of Shillong

8. Religion Close to 90% of the Garo tribe and nearly 80% of the Khasi are Christian. Meghalaya is one of three states in India to have a Christian majority. About 75% of the population practices Christianity,with  Presbyterians, Baptist and Catholics the more common denominations.