Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart, Himanta Biswa Sarma met again today in Guwahati for a negotiable settlement on the proposed border agreement between the two states.
The closed-door meeting which lasted for about seven hours was held at hotel and there was no media briefing following the discussions.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Assam government carried out another round of spot inspection at Khanapara to decide on demarcation.
Assam Minister for Information and Public Relations, Pijush Hazarika informed reporters that the final decision on the inter-state boundary issues between Assam and Meghalaya will be submitted to the Union Home Minister, since the boundary demarcation within the two states is the subject of the centre.
So far, the two states have come to 98 per cent agreement on the six areas of differences. Out of twelve disputed locations, the two states have decided to resolve the dispute in six locations in the first phase.
The six locations are Tarabari, Gizang, Hahim, Baklapara, Khanapara (Pilingkata) and Ratacherra. These areas fall under Cachar, Kamrup and Kamrup Metropolitan districts of Assam and West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Jaiñtia Hills of Meghalaya.
There are 36 villages that fall in these six locations that cover an area of 36.79 sq km.
Sangma and Sarma had met Union home minister Amit Shah on January 20. The two chief ministers also submitted their recommendations to resolve the decades-long boundary dispute in the six locations.
According to the recommendations given by the committees, out of the 36.79 sq km of disputed area taken up for settlement in the first phase, Assam will get full control of 18.51 sq km while Meghalaya will get control over 18.28 sq km of land. (With inputs from PTI)
