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- A village in the state of Meghalaya. It is only in recent years that the outside world termed it as the cleanest village of Asia.
- India’s largest coastal lagoon and the world’s second largest
- One of the most popular national parks in India and established as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1974, is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Covered with an extensive layer of forests in Kerala and dotted with several species of exotic flora including the rare Neelakurinji flower
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- Situated in Kollam district of Kerala, it is considered as India’s first planned ecotourism destination.
- One of the remotest villages of India, it is located deep inside Nagaland and is close to Kohima.
- The ecotourism project is managed by the local indigenous tribal community of Valamuru, Somireddypalem and Valmeekipeta Vana Samrkshana Samithi people.
- Situated in the Andhra Pradesh at an elevation of 700 meters, it is one of the unexplored places in India.
- The largest river island in the world, it is located in the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
- It is the third largest national park in India. It is located in Arunachal Pradesh.
Did you know?
Mexico City is one of the most famous tourist destinations but is sinking at an average rate of 10 cm a year, 10 times faster than Venice.
The reason? The city is built on a soft-lake bed. Dried-out lake bed isn’t a good foundation to construct a building.
It is evidenced as you head to the iconic Angel of Independence monument; you'll need to walk up 23 extra steps that the city has built over the years as the area around the monument has sunk.
