Mawlynnong Village

In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in Meghalaya, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers -- but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.

Khasi tribesmen of Meghalaya's Mawlynnong village, who call it "God's own garden", have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit their village after he acknowledged the hamlet as "the cleanest village in Meghalaya".

A toilet for each home, dustbins found everywhere.

In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in Meghalaya, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers -- but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.

Khasi tribesmen of Meghalaya's Mawlynnong village, who call it "God's own garden", have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit their village after he acknowledged the hamlet as "the cleanest village in Meghalaya".

A toilet for each home, dustbins found everywhere.