PHLANGLOIT (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Not only an unspecified the main entrance (the one we were shown first and went in) (Brooks, S J 2012.08.23 Mss: Phlangloit 2 - Sorted) is characterised by an unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, and unidentified characteristics, but also is said to give access to a cave with currently four partly known cave entrances. Compare Krem –>Phlangloit 2, Krem –>Phlangloit 3, and Krem –>Phlangloit 4. ETYMOLOGY: The meaning and origin of the cave name recorded as Krem Plang Loit (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary) has not yet been discovered. For sure, however, the interesting -plang- is a stranger's version of the Khasi -ka phlang- (note 1) and the Khasi verb -loit- is known to translate as to untie; to undo; to take off (SINGH, N 1906: 119). Special care was taken to corrupt not only the name of the village of Phlangwanbroi but also that of the cave: Krem Loit, Plangwangbro DAVIDSON, Ross (2012); Brooks, Simon J (undated -Meghalaya 2012- Overview (Descent) V3.doc- forwarded 2012.06.23) Krem Plang Loit, Plangwanbroi Anonymous (2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary). SITUATION 2012: The cave entrance to Krem Loit (sic!) is not only understood to lie in the village of Plangwangbro [sic!], formed in sandstone (Brooks, S J undated -Meghalaya 2012 - Overview (Descent) V3.doc- forwarded 2012.06.23) but also in an unidentified -taking distance- from the village of Plangwanbroi (sic!) or, more likely, from Phlangwanbroi (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2012a: An anonymous cave visitor discovered that this cave contains not only a lengthwise measurable distance of 685.48 m but also relatively new passage of unknown age (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary). CAVE DESCRIPTION 2012b: Krem Phlangloit has actually got 4 entrances. Only the main entrance (the one we were shown first and went in) was fixed with a GPS location as the three others were found from inside.They consisted of a skylight window entrance and two sink entrances where the summer flood water enters that cave (Brooks, S J 2012.08.23 Phlangloit 2 Sorted). SPELEOMETRY: From a particularly provincial but quite erroneous point of view, the GSG members Fraser Simpson, Graham Marshall, Ross Davidson, Thomas Arbenz, Mark Tringham, Sharry Ghazy [sic! qua: Shahareh -Shary- Ghazy], Simon Brooks and Brian Kharpran Daly … achieved … [that] in the nearby village of Plangwangbro [sic! qua: Phlangwanbroi] … Krem Loit [sic! qua: Krem Phlangloit] was explored for 685 m (DAVIDSON, R 2012). On the other hand we are not only told about one Krem Lymbit, located in the village of Plangwangbro [sic!], formed in sandstone (note 2) but also that in the same village Krem Loit was explored for 685 m (Brooks, S J undated -Meghalaya 2012 - Overview (Descent) V3.doc- forwarded 2012.06.23).They consisted of a skylight window entrance and two sink entrances where the summer flood water enters that cave (Brooks, S J 2012.08.23 Phlangloit 2 Sorted). SPELEOMETRY: From a particularly provincial but quite erroneous point of view, the GSG members Fraser Simpson, Graham Marshall, Ross Davidson, Thomas Arbenz, Mark Tringham, Sharry Ghazy [sic! qua: Shahareh -Shary- Ghazy], Simon Brooks and Brian Kharpran Daly … achieved … [that] in the nearby village of Plangwangbro [sic! qua: Phlangwanbroi] … Krem Loit [sic! qua: Krem Phlangloit] was explored for 685 m (DAVIDSON, R 2012). On the other hand we are not only told about one Krem Lymbit, located in the village of Plangwangbro [sic!], formed in sandstone (note 2) but also that in the same village Krem Loit was explored for 685 m (Brooks, S J undated -Meghalaya 2012 - Overview (Descent) V3.doc- forwarded 2012.06.23).