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The state governments of Assam and Meghalaya are going to resolve the 50-year-old border dispute. CM of both the states Himanta Biswa Sarma and KK Sangma are going to sign an agreement in the capital Delhi on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the agreement will be signed by the Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at around 3.30 pm.
The proposal was sent on 31 January
The Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya had sent a draft to the Home Ministry for examination and consideration. The governments of Assam and Meghalaya have agreed to resolve border disputes in 6 out of 12 along a border of 884 km. According to the recommendations sent for 36.79 sq km of land, Assam will keep 18.51 sq km with itself and the remaining 18.28 sq km will be given to Meghalaya.
This final agreement between the two states is very important because the dispute has been going on for a very long time. It started in 1972 when Meghalaya was carved out of Assam. Disputes arose during the demarcation of the agreement to form a new state.
6 areas, whose ownership was agreed upon by both the states
The six areas associated with the Assam-Meghalaya border dispute are Tarabari, Gijang, Hahim, Boklapara, Khanapara-Pilangkata and Ratchera. Which form part of West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi and East Jaintia Hills districts in Meghalaya and Cachar, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts from Assam side. Of the 36 disputed villages along the inter-state border, 30, with a total geographical area of 18.29 sq km, will remain in Meghalaya while 18.51 sq km will go to Assam.
The effect of the agreement will be on these
- Meghalaya will get 11 out of 12 villages in Hahim.
- Boklapara in Ri-Bhoi district will remain in Meghalaya.
- Jumrigaon will go near Assam.
- Will remain in Meghalaya in Patharkuchi
- Mawmari Beel in Maikhuli will remain in Assam.
- The cemetery area will remain in Meghalaya.
- Parts of Pilangkata, Barapathar and Macoli will remain with Meghalaya.
- The Assamese inhabited areas of Khanapara and Dreamland Resort will go to Assam.
- The Brahmaputra Realtors area will remain near Meghalaya.
- Malidor, Ratchera and umpires of East Jaintia Hills will remain in Meghalaya.
incidents of border dispute
- On 14 May 2010, four villagers of the Khasi community were killed in firing by Assam Police personnel at Langpih in the West Khasi Hills, bordering Kamrup, Assam. While 12 were injured.
- The worst violence ever took place on 26 July 2021. In which six Assam Police personnel were killed and around 100 people and security personnel from both the states were injured.