Jakrem
- Location
- Meghalaya, India
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7.2
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Jakrem, a small village in the Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya's highlands, is home to sulfurous hot springs that are the only known natural thermal springs in the 'Abode of Clouds' — India's wettest state, whose living root bridges, extraordinary biodiversity, and Khasi and Jaintia cultural traditions distinguish it as one of Northeast India's most extraordinary landscapes. The springs are set in the forested hills of the Khasi plateau, accessible from Shillong, and serve as a bathing resource for local Khasi communities who have maintained a traditional relationship with the thermal waters in the pre-Christian and contemporary religious context of Meghalaya's indigenous traditions. Jakrem's springs represent one of Northeast India's rarest geological features — a thermal spring in a region dominated by sedimentary and metamorphic geology — making them a curiosity of natural science as well as a resource for local wellness.