English ppt

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Khasi Umbrellas

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

11. 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

12. 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 Cath
olics the more common denominations.