Do you know this village in India is the cleanest village of Asia?
The cleanest village in India, Mawlynnong Village is also known as God’s Own Garden and for all the right reasons... Read to know more
Deepika Joshi
In 2003, Mawlynnong was awarded the title of the cleanest Village in Asia by Discover India.
Alongside cleanliness, the village have achieved a lot- be it 100 percent literacy rate, or a women empowerment scenario that the rest of the world can only dream of.
Some interesting facts about Mawlynnong are:
All houses here have functional toilets, there are bamboo dustbins all over the village, plastic bags are banned, and smoking is prohibited.
In here, the children of the family get their mother’s surname, and the wealth is passed down from the mother to the youngest daughter of the family.
The Living Root Bridges in Mawlynnong have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The food in Mawlynnong is prepared using organically grown vegetables. Even the meat comes from in-house bred birds and animal.