The Regional committees of Assam and Meghalaya met in Assam State Guest House Koinadhara, Guwahati today to discuss three disputed sectors along the inter-state boundary.
The discussion was on the disputed areas of Nongwah Mawtamur, Desh Domreah and Borduar in Ri-Bhoi district.
Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, who heads the committee, said both the regional committees will undertake a joint field visit to one of the areas of conflict.
Tynsong said after the joint inspection, more sectors will be taken up in a phased manner for resolution.
“We discussed three disputed sectors today. We heard what the Meghalaya government had to say. Ministers, MLAs and top officials from both sides were present,” Assam Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said.
He said the officials, especially the district commissioners, have been asked to verify the ground reality and submit their updated reports at the next meeting, which has been fixed for August 25.
“On August 26, the committees will visit West Dimoria (in Assam’s Kamrup Metropolitan district) for joint inspection,” Bora added.
The two neighbouring states have been entangled in border disputes since Meghalaya was carved out of Assam as a separate state in 1972 and it challenged the Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971, leading to disputes in 12 areas of the 884.9km-long border.
The two states have now taken up discussion in the remaining six sectors.
