SUCHONG FIELD SINK

(Saipung - IN)
25.288300,92.547800
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An insurgence (sink) entrance without explainable shape and dimensions faces an unknown direction and gives access to what appears to represent a cryptokarst (buried karst) drainage system, of which the accessible 65 m consistst of a couple of rejuvenated and comparatively small sized series stream cave passages in limestone, which are interconnected by subsoil conduits that run between buried karst pinnacles (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: The Khasi -ka pynthor kba- is a paddy field (BLAH, E 2007: 213) but the meaning of the Synteng expression -suchong- remains unexplainable. Is this actually a filed called Suh Chong, Suh Jong, Suh Jom or even Suh Jung? (note 2). SITUATION 1: At the level of the -ka pynta- (a level country) on the river terrace above the orographic right (west) bank of the Litang River in the Suchon quadrangle (N25°17': E92°32' to N25°18': E92°33'). SITUATION 2: According to an anonymous contributor to Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary, Thursday 14th February, the so-called Suchong Field lies in an unexplainable distance direction upstream from where the road down from Tangnub reaches (note 3) the Litang Valley.APPROACH: According to Arbenz, T (2008 Mss -Fieldbook- page 95), the Suchong Field Sink is best reached from Tangnub village from where one is best adviced to follow the 4WD track that runs generally south-west downhill to the Wah Sapoh (note 4), one item called Lyngtah (missing GPS position) and a certain Litang ford (missing GPS position) in one Suchong area. Cross the river and stay on a track in a direction across hills, which lie some 100 or 200 m from the Litang River. Watch out for a small farm near the cave entrance's GPS position (WGS84 N15°17'18”: E92°32'52”: 896 m asl). The cave entrace lies in front of the farm. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1: Modified after Arbenz, T (2008 Mss -Fieldbook- page 95) and Arbenz, T (2008.12.23 Mss: Re Suchong Field Sink): An insurgence cave passage consisting of a 65 m long, small, and muddy cav passage that starts in the soil beneath a paddy field, is enterable for a distance of 65 m and penetrates a small sized and muddy cave passage, partly developed in massive limestone but in other parts running beneath a soil ceiling. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2: Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) decided that the 60.97 m long Suchong Field Sink is an 80 m long small muddy cave below a paddy field (Brown et al. 2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary, Thursday 14th February)., the so-called Suchong Field lies in an unexplainable distance direction upstream from where the road down from Tangnub reaches (note 3) the Litang Valley.APPROACH: According to Arbenz, T (2008 Mss -Fieldbook- page 95), the Suchong Field Sink is best reached from Tangnub village from where one is best adviced to follow the 4WD track that runs generally south-west downhill to the Wah Sapoh (note 4), one item called Lyngtah (missing GPS position) and a certain Litang ford (missing GPS position) in one Suchong area. Cross the river and stay on a track in a direction across hills, which lie some 100 or 200 m from the Litang River. Watch out for a small farm near the cave entrance's GPS position (WGS84 N15°17'18”: E92°32'52”: 896 m asl). The cave entrace lies in front of the farm. CAVE DESCRIPTION 1: Modified after Arbenz, T (2008 Mss -Fieldbook- page 95) and Arbenz, T (2008.12.23 Mss: Re Suchong Field Sink): An insurgence cave passage consisting of a 65 m long, small, and muddy cav passage that starts in the soil beneath a paddy field, is enterable for a distance of 65 m and penetrates a small sized and muddy cave passage, partly developed in massive limestone but in other parts running beneath a soil ceiling. CAVE DESCRIPTION 2: Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Survey Summary) decided that the 60.97 m long Suchong Field Sink is an 80 m long small muddy cave below a paddy field (Brown et al. 2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary, Thursday 14th February).

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2008.02.14: Thomas Arbenz, Brian D. Kharpran Daly, Peter Ludwig, Anthony 'Tony' R Jarratt and Mark W. Brown survey 60.72 m at a vertical range of plus or minus 2.72 m in one Suchong Field Sink (Brown et al. 2008 Mss: Survey Summary). Brown et al. (2008 Mss: Meghalaya 2008 diary, Thursday 14th February) narrates how Thomas, Peter L, Jrat, Robin, Brian and Mark (the Saga team) drove down to the Letein [Litang] valley via the road from Tangnoob [Tangnub] and walked upstream to see if there was a resurgence. They met a Hmar local who showed them an 80 metre long small muddy cave below a paddy field. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
1.5SULEIN, Pynbha Suja (Krem)
2.1DHAKA, Eitkoh, 3rd (Krem)
2.1KHULONG (Krem)
2.3DHAKA. Eitkoh, 2nd (Krem)
2.3DHAKA, Eitkoh (Krem)
2.4MAJA (Thlu)
2.5CHUN, Eitkoh (Krem)
2.6PASKE, Daistong (Krem)
2.7UM SNGAD SINK