Why 'Asia's cleanest village' bans tourists on Sundays
- 28 June 2026Jamie FullertonJamie FullertonTourism transformed Mawlynnong's fortunes.
- But after decades of welcoming visitors, residents decided one day a week should belong to themselves.
- Each Saturday up to 1,000 tourists stream into Mawlynnong, a village of 600 people in India's far north-east.
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- 28 June 2026Jamie FullertonJamie FullertonTourism transformed Mawlynnong's fortunes.
- But after decades of welcoming visitors, residents decided one day a week should belong to themselves.
- Each Saturday up to 1,000 tourists stream into Mawlynnong, a village of 600 people in India's far north-east.
Sources: BBC News