The museums showed the jarowas had strong straw roofs to combat storms.

May 16, 2023 8:59pm CST
The anthropological museum in Port Blair had brilliantly exhibited lives of indigenous tribes like jarowas and ongils. The thatched roofs are also displayed of their huts. It is interesting to note that Andaman and Nicobar Islands are divided by the Indian ocean and very severe storms hit the place. So they used trees of leaves and straw to build the roofs which could stand the storms.
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
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17 May 23
And, just like that, you are young again. I've never seen a roof with thatch over it. I don't think those would be thick enough here to hold out the Winter cold, even in pioneer days.
Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23263)
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17 May 23
thanks DE actually these islands are tropical in nature. More than facing the heat and cold they had the compulsion of facing the storms and tough winds
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
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17 May 23
@sathviksouvik Yes, on a tropical island, thatch roofs would work well enough and be easy to rebuild if they did get destroyed in storms.
Dr Souvik Chatterji
@sathviksouvik (23263)
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17 May 23
@DaddyEvil thanks DE at the same time these huts were created in islands having low altitude. So whenever sea waters entered the land during tsunami the properties of the Jarowas were seriously affected again.
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