To feel the pulse of the people residing in disputed Langpih village along the Assam-Meghalaya border a meeting was convened today by West Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Garod L.S.N.Dykes in Nongstoiñ.
Dykes said the meeting was held for stakeholders to share their inputs on the situation at the border ahead of the joint spot inspection of the two regional committees of both states.
The Deputy Commissioner said during the meeting village Sordars and headmen were also asked to specify names of the villages as some are spelt differently in Assam. He also said the district administration has sought their support ahead of the second phase of border talks with Assam.
The meeting held at the TRYSEM Hall was attended by representatives of villages from Langpih area, sordars, headmen, Superintendent of Police Bikram D Marak, block development officers and others.
So far three rounds of talks were held with the villages in that sector by the regional committees on boundary. However, a joint visit to Langpih to meet stakeholders, local representatives and residents is pending, which has been attributed to lack of response from the boundary committee of Assam.
Recently the regional committees constituted for the second phase of the border negotiations with Assam were given more time up to September 30, 2024, to submit their reports to the state government.
There are over 200 villages under Langpih sector out of which the bone of contention is in 54 villages.
Last year the state government reconstituted the three regional committees to examine the present status of the remaining six areas of differences, which include Langpih in West Khasi Hills; Borduar, Nongwah-Mawtamur, Deshdoomreah and Block 2 in Ri Bhoi; Block 1, Psiar-Khanduli in West Jaintia Hills.
