Assam-Meghalaya border panels decide to come up with a formula for resolving dispute

“In the days to come, members of the respective regional committees from both sides will start to decide in the field and will come out with a report in a few weeks,” he added.

Asked if the border panels would conduct a joint visit to the areas of difference, Dhar said that the chief ministers of both the states have already decided to soon conduct a joing visit to these areas.

“However, as far as the regional committees are concerned, our target is to submit the report to the (respective) state governments by August. So maybe in the last week of July, we will have to conduct a visit (to the border areas),” he said.

Further, Dhar informed that the two border committees are yet to decide on the give and take policy and said, “Let us go to the field, we will listen to the people and everything will be solved amicably from both the states.”

On the demand of the 36 villages under Block I to ensure they fall within the Meghalaya territory, the deputy chief minister however said, “We have not mentioned anything about 30-40 villages as the exercise is yet to start  so maybe we will come with the actual figure in the next meeting. Khanduli is different. We will see the low hanging fruits first.”

Meanwhile, the regional committees have also decided to meet again next month.

By Our Reporter