Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Assam, Meghalaya boundary talks tomorrow

Shillong, Nov 19 : Officials of Assam and Meghalaya headed by their respective chief secretaries will meet on Thursday to discuss the long-pending boundary dispute between the two states.

The meeting, to be held at Byrnihat along the boundary between the two states, will be attended by officials from the Revenue departments and Survey of India.

Official sources said both sides are expected establish their claims over the areas of difference along the boundary.

Representatives from Meghalaya are expected to raise the recent reports of fresh encroachment by Assam.

The Chief Ministers of both the states had met in June and constituted a coordination committee to study the differences and resolve the dispute. The committee, headed by the chief secretaries of both the states, was told to submit its report within six months.

The progress made by the committee would also come up during Thursday’s talks.

There are 12 areas of difference between the two states.

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