UM, Jyllang, 2nd (Krem)

(Mawsynram - IN)
25.206900,91.484100
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to Krem Um Sink (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary, entry for Sunday 19th February 2012). SITUATION: In an unknown setting -- probably in the Umngi (Um Ngi) river basin -- and in an unidentified location, which was understood to lie at an estimated walking distance of just over an hour to the North East from a certain Jyllang Village (note 1) and not only somewhere above a possibly off-hand created tributary valley (The Remblang Area) -- which flows in an unidentified direction to join an unidentified bank of an unidentified river -- but also in unidentified spatial relations to the other three known cave entrances in the same vicinity, namely Krem –>Blang a.k.a Remblang; Krem –>Dum, and Krem –>Um, Jylliang No. 1, the spring.An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to Krem Um Sink (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary, entry for Sunday 19th February 2012). SITUATION: In an unknown setting -- probably in the Umngi (Um Ngi) river basin -- and in an unidentified location, which was understood to lie at an estimated walking distance of just over an hour to the North East from a certain Jyllang Village (note 1) and not only somewhere above a possibly off-hand created tributary valley (The Remblang Area) -- which flows in an unidentified direction to join an unidentified bank of an unidentified river -- but also in unidentified spatial relations to the other three known cave entrances in the same vicinity, namely Krem –>Blang a.k.a Remblang; Krem –>Dum, and Krem –>Um, Jylliang No. 1, the spring.

Documents

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2012.02.19: The three drivers Kyrshan Thabah, Bolk Syntiew, and Devel Mawlong drive not only the two guides called PlantonIawrod (or so) and Harel Syiemleh (both from an unidentified populated place) and the two police officers Martin Marak and Sylvester Pataw (Meghalaya Police) but also the February 2012 whole team after breakfast in a certain Dangar Village (or so) along some very rough roads and tracks … via Charikata Village to Jyllang Village. Here they walk for just over an hour to the North East of the village to reach a tributary valley (The Remblang Area) (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary). Only then, at least some of the outsiders by and by became aware that the interesting tributary valley (The Remblang Area) is known to the people familiar with the area since time immemorial to contain four caves, [namely] Krem Um (a resurgence), Krem Blang, (a.k.a. Krem Remblang) a relic cave, Krem Dom [sic! qua: Krem –>Dum, Jylliang] another reli cave and above a dry waterfall, Krem Um Sink which may connect to Krem Um (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary). 2012.02.19, trip 1, PlantonIawrod and Harel Syiemleh guide Hiamdor Rapsang, Simon J. Brooks, Sharareh 'Shary' Ghazy, Pedro Silva Pinto, Helen Blyth, Kyle Wayne Baker, Ryan P. Baker, Andre Abele, and Martin Marak: The remainder of the team Simon, Shary, Pedro, Helen, Ryan, Kyle, Andre, Martin Marik, Rapsang and the two guides are then taken and shown … Krem Dom Entrance and the nearby Krem Um Sink (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary).2012.02.21, trip 2, Simon J. Brooks, Andre Abele, and Ksan Kupar 'Ronnie' Mawlong: Krem Um Sink -- Simon, Andre and Ronnie went to the sink where they explored and surveyed 205.47 m in the cave (Anonymous 2012.03.10 Mss: Meghalaya 2012 Team 2 Diary, entry for Tuesday 21st February 2012). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0DUM, Jyllang (Krem)
0.1UM, Jyllang, 1st (Krem)
0.1BLANG, Jyllang (Krem)
1.4MAWJUDOK (Krem)
4.1SOITTAN (Krem U)
5.1RANGBLANG (Krem)
5.1MISOR (Krem)
5.1PHLANGWANBROI (SYIEMLIEH 2001) (Cave at)
5.3LYMBIT, Phlangwanbroi (Krem)