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The 'National Cave Research and Protection Organisation, India' has been formed to help protect the caves of India. This organization has already urged the Indian government to frame a proper Cave Protection Act. In addition, members of the Meghalaya Adventures Association (principally, Brian Kharpan
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The very first Text cum Research Reference Book from India is published in the year 2022, titled "Cave Science, Insights from the Indian Subcontinent" The book is Published by National cave Research and Protection Organization, edited by Jayant Biswas. This book contains total Eight Chapters,
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by the Europeans (especially by German, British and Italian cavers). Herbert Daniel Gebauer, Simon Brooks, Thomas Arbenz and Rosario Ruggieri are the most prominent name among them. Brian Khapran-Daly of Meghalaya Adventure association have expedite most of the
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The Indian state, Meghalaya is famous for its many caves, which attract tourists not only from India but abroad too. A few of the caves in this region have been listed amongst the longest and deepest in the world.
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Unscientific quarrying of limestone led to the collapse of the Mawmluh cave of Meghalaya, and the caves of Jantia Hills are also in danger due to excessive quarrying of
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The Karst Mandhip Khol-python cave complex in the lenticular limestone intercalations of the metamorphic Chhatrela formation (Chhattisgarh, India)
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Ashish Sinha, Gayatri Kathayat, Hai Cheng, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, Max Berkelhammer, Manfred Mudelsee, Jayant Biswas & R. L. Edwards 2015
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is also exist in India. The same attraction leads local people to visit small caves as it draws tourists to large show caves. In India,
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is the first limelighted natural cave from India. Several studies were carried out in this cave in the early 20th century. The
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The Indian institution mainly engaged in this particular field of research and conservation issues of Indian caves is the
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is identified from a cave of Meghalaya. Further, longest Sandstone Cave of the world was also found in Meghalaya.
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Subterranean Depth Dependent Protein Constitutions of the Micrococcus sp., Isolated from the Kotumsar Cave, India
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A Summary of Some Microbes Identified from Different Indian Caves and Their Possible Role in Mineral Formations
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Biswas, Jayant (2010). "Kotumsar Cave biodiversity: a review of cavernicoles and their troglobiotic traits".
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Speleothem based 1000-year high resolution record of Indian monsoon variability during the last deglaciation
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is one of the most explored caves of India, and biologists have classified many types of cavernicoles, i.e.
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Dahanukar, Neelesh; Sundar, Remya L.; Rangad, Duwaki; Proudlove, Graham; Raghavan, Rajeev (2023-02-06).
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High Resolution Palaeoclimatic Changes in Selected Sectors of the Indian Himalaya by Using Speleothems
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Sinha Ashish, Berkelhammer Max , Stott Lowell , Mudelsee Manfred, Cheng Hai and Biswas Jayant 2011
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The leading mode of Indian Summer Monsoon precipitation variability during the last millennium
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Trends and oscillations in the Indian summer monsoon rainfall over the last two millennia
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The biodiversity of Krem Mawkhyrdop of Meghalaya, India, on the verge of extinction
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Kotumsar Cave biodiversity: a review of cavernicoles and their troglobiotic traits
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Harries, D.B., Ware, F.J., Fischer, C.W., Biswas, J. and Khapran-Daly, B.D. 2008
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Harries, D.B., Ware, F.J., Fischer, C.W., Biswas, J. and Khapran-Daly, B.D. 2008
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to establish India amongst other notable countries on the cave map of the world.
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Jayant Biswas and his contemporaries continue to research the biospeleology of
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Krem Soh Shympi (Mawlong, East Khasi Hills), length: 760 m (2,490 ft)
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via cave research. In addition, Prof. Rengaswamy Ramesh; Dr. M. G. Yadava of
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Dandak Cave of Kanger Ghati National Park, length: 362 m (1,188 ft)
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Limestone mining causes part of India’s seventh longest cave to collapse
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Sheet Cave of Kanger Ghati National Park, length: 25 m (82 ft)
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The first Text cum Research Reference book on "Cave Science" from India
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Occurrence and Distribution of Cave Dwelling Frogs of Peninsular India
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are famous for archaeological finds and ancient architectural value.
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Mandhip Khol, Gandai, Rajanandgaon length: 430 m (1,410 ft)
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are well known. Few more caves have also been recently limelighted.
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of Kanger Ghati National Park, length: 660 m (2,170 ft)
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Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly (Left) & Dr. Jayant Biswas (Right)
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of Kanger Ghati National Park, length: 253 m (830 ft)
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In India, many caves are popular tourist sites. The caves of
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Researcher in search of Biodiversity inside the Kotumsar Cave
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formations present in most natural limestone caves resemble
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Most of the caves of these areas were either discovered or
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Jhumar Cave of Pedawada village Kanger Ghati National Park
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Tetengkol-Balwakol, length: 5,334 m (17,500 ft)
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Dobhakol Chibe Nala, length: 1,978 m (6,490 ft)
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Kanak Cave of Kanger Ghati National Park (yet unexplored)
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is taking major steps to understand the past pattern of
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Kotumsar Cave is biologically best known cave in India
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Dally) work to protect the natural caves of Meghalaya.
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Usur Cave of Usur Block, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh
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Bok Bak Dobhakol, length: 1,051 m (3,448 ft)
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Krem Mawmluh (4th longest in the Indian sub continent)
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Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
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Siju-Dobkhakol, length: 4,772 m (15,656 ft)
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Krem Umshangktat, length: 955 m (3,133 ft)
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Krem Um-Lawan, length: 6,381 m (20,935 ft)
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None of these have been studied scientifically yet.
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Shankanpalli Caves of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh
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Krem Lashinng, length: 2,650 m (8,690 ft)
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Krem Kotsati, length: 3,650 m (11,980 ft)
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Index

speleology
biospeleology
caves
India
Siju Cave
Meghalaya
Kotumsar Cave
Central India
trogloxenes
troglophiles
troglobites


Raipur
Andhra Pradesh

Belum Caves
Belum Caves
Belum Village
Kolimigundla mandal
Nandyal district
15°06′08″N 78°06′42″E / 15.102346°N 78.111541°E / 15.102346; 78.111541
Borra Caves
Guntupalli Caves
Moghalrajapuram Caves
Undavalli Caves
Chhattisgarh
Kanger Ghati National Park
Kailash Caves
Kanker

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