JALAPHET (Cave at)

(Saipung - IN)
25.411100,92.462500
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A reputedly famous cave and pothole near Jalaphet (Laphet) is renowned for containing a large number of dead human bodies, corpses, skeletons and the bodily remains of disposed criminals (Kharpran Daly, Brian D 1999.02.28 after three young boys met by chance near the Sutnga Inspection Bungalow). IDENTITY: This item is possibly identical with the unidentified cave near –>Laphet. SITUATION: Unknown. Somewhere in the vicinity of Jalaphet (Kharpran Daly, Brian D 1999.02.28) or Laphet (note 1). GEOLOGY - lithology: DEPARTMENT OF MINES (Annual Report 2003-2004: 23) reports estimated probable reserves of limestone of all grades form one Jalaphet block (230.10 million tonnes) next to a certain Larket block (420.735 million tonnes).A reputedly famous cave and pothole near Jalaphet (Laphet) is renowned for containing a large number of dead human bodies, corpses, skeletons and the bodily remains of disposed criminals (Kharpran Daly, Brian D 1999.02.28 after three young boys met by chance near the Sutnga Inspection Bungalow). IDENTITY: This item is possibly identical with the unidentified cave near –>Laphet. SITUATION: Unknown. Somewhere in the vicinity of Jalaphet (Kharpran Daly, Brian D 1999.02.28) or Laphet (note 1). GEOLOGY - lithology: DEPARTMENT OF MINES (Annual Report 2003-2004: 23) reports estimated probable reserves of limestone of all grades form one Jalaphet block (230.10 million tonnes) next to a certain Larket block (420.735 million tonnes).

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1999 February 28: Three young boys near the Sutnga I.B. told Brian D. Kharpran Daly and H. D. Gebauer about a famous pothole cave near Jalaphet. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0JALAPHET, 2nd (Cave at)
0.0JALAPHET, 3rd (Cave at)
0.0LAPHET (Cave at)
5.4NARWAN, Sutnga I.B. (Synrang)
5.9SATA, Sutnga (Krem)
6.1LABIT, Sutnga - Monpat (Krem)
6.4LABIT, Sutnga - Inspection Bungalow, 2nd (Krem)
6.5LABIT, Sutnga - Inspection Bungalow (Krem)
6.8THANGSADOP (Cave at)