Double Decker Living Root Bridge

Living root bridges are a form of tree shaping common in the southern part of the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. They are handmade from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees (Ficus elastica by the Khasi and Jaintia peoples of the mountainous terrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau. Root bridges have also been observed in the Indian state of Nagaland. Living root bridges have also been created in Indonesia at Jembatan akar on the island of Sumatra, and in the banten provence of Java , by the Baduy people
The trek to these bridges, however, is not easy. It starts at the parking lot of Tyrna village. While everyone curiously begins the walk, they give up in the first one-third of the trail. This mostly happens because of the lack of knowledge about the terrain and other conditions.