Mawlynnong well known for its cleanliness, the travel magazine Discover India declared the village as the cleanest in Asia in 2003, and the cleanest in India in the year 2005, which makes Mawlynnong a tourist place.
Mawlynnong is a small village located just 90 km from Shillong in the East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Mawlynnong village has some of the most picturesque natural beauty with lush green valleys, crystal clear water in the river, an abundance of flowering orchids hanging from the trees and extremely clean roads.