{"id":349308,"date":"2025-11-05T13:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349308"},"modified":"2025-11-05T13:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T08:01:01","slug":"umngot-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/umngot-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Umngot River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Meghalaya\u2019s Umngot River is in news as soil dumping into a feeder rivulet turned its crystal-clear waters muddy, prompting government intervention.<\/p>\n<h2>About Umngot River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349309\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349309\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=340%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C853&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-TH-2.jpg?w=1551&amp;ssl=1 1551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It also called <strong>Dawki River or Wah Umngot.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin<\/strong>: It originates from the <strong>Eastern Shillong Peak<\/strong>, which is located 1,800 m above sea level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location :<\/strong> It flows through <strong>Dawki<\/strong> in <strong>West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is widely considered the <strong>cleanest river in India<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<li>It is famous for its <strong>incredibly clear and transparent water that makes boats appear to be floating in the air.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It acts as a <strong>natural divide between Jaintia and Khasi hills<\/strong>, before finally flowing into Bangladesh.\n<ul>\n<li>It runs along the <strong>India\u2013Bangladesh border<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tributary of:<\/strong> Downstream in Bangladesh, the Umngot feeds the <strong>Piyain River<\/strong>, a <strong>tributary of the Surma<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suspension bridge:<\/strong> The <strong>Dawki Suspension Bridge<\/strong> over the Umngot was <strong>built in 1932<\/strong> (British era).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance :<\/strong> The Umngot River supports to<strong>urism, local livelihoods, and fishing,<\/strong> while <strong>Dawki town<\/strong> on its bank serves as a <strong>trade route<\/strong> between India and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Meghalaya\u2019s Umngot River is in news as soil dumping into a feeder rivulet turned its crystal-clear waters muddy, prompting government intervention. About Umngot River It also called Dawki River or Wah Umngot. Origin: It originates from the Eastern Shillong Peak, which is located 1,800 m above sea level. 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