Belum Caves are the second largest cave in Indian
subcontinent and the largest caves in
plains of Indian Subcontinent. Belum Caves have long passages. Spacious
chambers, fresh water gallesries and siphons. The caves reach it deepest point
(120 feet from entrance level) at the point known as Pataalaganga. Belum Caves
derives its name from “Bilum” Sanskrit word for caves. Belum Caves has a langth
of 3229 meters, making it the second largest natural caves in Indian
Subcontinent.
Originally discovered in 1884 by a British surveyor Robert
Bruce Foote, later in1982-84, a team of German speleologists headed H Daniel
Gebauer Conducted a detailed exploration of the caves.
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