Cherrapunji (locally known as Sohra) is a town in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. It receives both the Southwest and Northeast monsoon showers which give it a single monsoon season. Cherrapunji is one of the wettest places in the world with yearly average rainfall of approx 450in. Most of the rainfall comes in the [...]
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Cherrapunji in Meghalaya
January 29th, 2010 by admin
High above the hazy valleys and foaming rivers, hidden in the rolling clouds and perched on an headland, lies Cherrapunji, 4,500 ft above the sea level. Cherrapunji in the north eastern state of Meghalaya is a spectacular location with the year-round rain. Long ago, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya had earned the coveted place in the Guinness [...]

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