There are doubts that Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will visit New Delhi tomorrow to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and give his final approval to the boundary settlement agreement with Assam.
Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma have been invited to be present at the meeting with Shah.
The two chief ministers will give their seal of approval to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) entered between the two states on the boundary issue.
However, sources said that Sangma may not attend the meeting as he had to present the budget of the state tomorrow in the Assembly.
As per the MoU, around 18 sq km will come to Meghalaya and around 18 sq km will go to Assam,
Both the state governments have agreed that no new areas of difference shall be added in the future beyond the twelve areas of difference.
The six areas of difference under the first phase include Tarabari (4.69 sq km), Gizang (13.53 sq km), Hahim (3.51 sq km), Boklapara (1.57 sq km), Khanapara-Pilangkata (2.29 sq km) and Ratacherra (11.20 sq km).
Out of 36 villages claimed by Meghalaya in 2011, a total of 30 – some fully and a few partially – is being recommended to be in Meghalaya.
In West Khasi Hills, all the eight villages in Tarabari while two out of three villages in Gizang and eleven out of twelve villages in Hahim will come to Meghalaya.
In Ri Bhoi, one out of two villages in Boklapara and five out of six villages in Khanapara-Pilangkata while three out of five villages in Ratacherra, East Jaintia Hills will remain with Meghalaya.
The areas will be determined during the survey to be undertaken by the Survey of India in the presence of representatives from both the states.
