The Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, on the second day of his Meghalaya visit, launched the Green Sohra Afforestation Campaign at Sohra (Cherrapunji).
About
Cherrapunji or Sohra is a subdivisional town in Meghalaya.
It sits on a plateau in the southern part of the Khasi Hills.
It is the traditional capital of ka hima Sohra (Khasi tribal kingdom).
Sohra has often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction.
It still holds the all-time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year, however.
Despite abundant rainfall, Sohra faces an acute water shortage.
Soils on the plateau are poor owing to deforestation and washout caused by heavy rainfall.
There are some interesting living root bridges in villags near Sohra like the Umshiang root bridge, Mawsaw root bridge, Ritymmen root bridge and the Double Decker root bridge.
Sohra has a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with monsoonal influences typical of India.