The National Public Radio showcases some amazing root bridges that were created from the rubbery roots of ficus trees in India. It can take up to 50 years to create these massive bridges by coaxing ...

The north-eastern state of Meghalaya in India, is one of the wettest ... they came up with a solution — creating bridges out of the roots of the Indian rubber tree (Ficus elastica).

She highlights the value of traditional practices like living root-bridges, and UNDP’s collaboration ... as projected by the govt during India’s G20 Presidency? What would you highlight ...

In India, trees also hold a special place in the country’s cultural and religious ... Found in the dense forests of Meghalaya, these bridges are made from the roots of the Ficus elastica tree. Local ...

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In east Bengaluru, at BEML Gate on the ever-busy Suranjandas Road, another tree has no such luck. Its roots stand exposed ... once known as the Garden City of India, in its transition to becoming ...

The 230m (754ft) bridge on the Machchhu river was built in 1880, during British rule in India. In travel brochures, a visit to the Julto Pul (or the Hanging Bridge) is listed among "the top 10 ...

At least 141 people died when a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India's western state of Gujarat. A local official said most of those who had died were women, children or elderly.

The Broads Authority (BA) has approved a permanent tree protection order (TPO) for a collection of mature willow trees that grow next to Potter Heigham Bridge ... worried the roots are damaging ...

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