GUWAHATI: Assam and Arunachal Pradesh took another step forward towards resolving the differences on the inter-state border as the ministerial level committees of the two states met on the ground on Monday in a follow-up action of ‘Namsai Declaration‘ signed on July 15 between the two chief ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu.
While the ministerial committee called regional committee of Arunachal Pradesh led by Deputy chief minister Chowna Mein and met the regional committee of Assam-led Assam border protection and development minister Atul Bora in Namsai district, the other committees led by Assam information and public relation and water resource minister Pijush Hazarika and Arunachal Pradesh environment and forest minister Mama Natung met at Balipara in Sonitpur district of Assam.
The Mein-Bora teams jointly paid a visit to Mengkengmiri Simanta, Tengapani area etc, bordering Tinsukia and Namsai districts to assess the ground situation.
There are four villages bordering Biswanath district of Assam and Pake Kisang district of Arunachal Pradesh – Dikalmukh, Baliso, Dipik and Paso which are currently the points of differences between the two states.
An agreement was recently signed between the governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh to resolve the border issue.
Based on this agreement several regional committees were formed to resolve the boundary issue between the two states. The committees will submit a report to the chief ministers of the two states by September 15.
Both states have agreed in principle to restrict the number of disputed villages to 86 instead of 123.
While the ministerial committee called regional committee of Arunachal Pradesh led by Deputy chief minister Chowna Mein and met the regional committee of Assam-led Assam border protection and development minister Atul Bora in Namsai district, the other committees led by Assam information and public relation and water resource minister Pijush Hazarika and Arunachal Pradesh environment and forest minister Mama Natung met at Balipara in Sonitpur district of Assam.
The Mein-Bora teams jointly paid a visit to Mengkengmiri Simanta, Tengapani area etc, bordering Tinsukia and Namsai districts to assess the ground situation.
There are four villages bordering Biswanath district of Assam and Pake Kisang district of Arunachal Pradesh – Dikalmukh, Baliso, Dipik and Paso which are currently the points of differences between the two states.
An agreement was recently signed between the governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh at Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh to resolve the border issue.
Based on this agreement several regional committees were formed to resolve the boundary issue between the two states. The committees will submit a report to the chief ministers of the two states by September 15.
Both states have agreed in principle to restrict the number of disputed villages to 86 instead of 123.