Assam, Meghalaya agree to resolve border dispute in phases
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Assam :Assam and Meghalaya governments agreed on Friday to resolve their long pending boundary dispute in a phase wise manner focusing first on the less complicated areas of contention.
In a meeting in Guwahati, Assam chief minister HimantaBiswaSarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma agreed to form three committees to be headed by ministers of both the states to first focus on 6 of the 12 areas of dispute. The CMs were meeting within two weeks of their first meeting on the issue in Meghalaya on July 23.
Both governments are clear that we want to resolve the differences between the states. There is a strong political will to find an amicable solution. Both agreed that the disputes should be resolved in a respectful manner,” said Sangma.
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While Meghalaya had made a presentation on their views in the meeting at Shillong, the Assam government did the same on Friday. “The strategy we have decided to follow is to take up the matters in a phased manner. There are areas which are less complicated, some slightly more and some very complicated,” said Sangma.
Out the 12 disputed areas, the six which will be taken up first are Tarabari, Gizang, Hahim, Boklapara, Khanapara-Pilangkata and Ratacherra. The areas fall in Kamrup, Kamrup (Metropolitan) and Cachar districts of Assam and West Khasi Hills, RiBhoi and East Jaintia Hills districts of Meghalaya.
