Q. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique ‘living root bridges’ are found in

Answer: (a) Meghalaya

The entwined roots of Indian rubber trees form bridges by training tree roots to knit together.
The Khasi and Jaintia people of Rewai village in Meghalaya make the living tree root bridges.
The Indian rubber tree produces strong rope like aerial roots which ones last into a scaffold of hollowed-out betel nuts or tied to bamboo stalks.
They take decades to grow horizontally across steep ravines and river banks.
The living foot Bridge can hold up to 50 people at a time.
They endure for almost 500 to 600 years and grow stronger over time.