Shillong, Jan 3: The Regional Committees of Assam and Meghalaya on Monday exchanged their respective reports on their findings about the areas of difference between the two states in order to find a solution in the first phase to the vexed issue.
An exchange of reports of one of the Regional Committees was initiated between Meghalaya & Assam & discussions were held today with Hon’ble Minister from Assam, Sh. @Pijush_hazarika Ji as part of the ongoing mission to resolve our border differences@himantabiswa pic.twitter.com/nV8hPEY55W
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) January 3, 2022
Assam and Meghalaya are trying to resolve the boundary issue in a phased manner whereby they have decided to try and resolve six areas of difference under the first phase. The reports exchanged on Monday relate to the first phase.
Informing about this crucial development, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said, “We had a detailed discussion and presentation and exchange of the reports that were made by both the regional committees and now Assam government has the report made by the Meghalaya government and vice-versa. We have gone through it. Again detailed discussion was also held and I must say it was a very positive discussion.”
The exchange of reports took place between a team led by Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister and chairman of the regional committees Prestone Tynsong and P Hazarika, the minister and chairman of the Regional Committee from Assam.
Refusing to provide more details on the reports, Sangma said, “We will be meeting at the chief ministers’ level again and that is when we will be coming up with the final outcome and final decision which I hope will be within the next few weeks, we will be able to meet and finalize on the reports and take final decision at least for the first phase.”
He further informed that the regional committees of Kamrup district and West Khasi Hills will again be meeting in Guwahati on Tuesday.
The PHE Minister Renikton Tongkhar will be going to Guwahati to meet up with his counterpart Atul Bora and they will be taking the discussion forward for that sector also.
“We are hopeful that things will be moving in a positive direction,” he said.
Asked as to when the regional committee for East Jaintia Hills will be submitting its report, the chief minister said that they are yet to submit the report to him, probably due to the festive week.
“But we should be getting the report very soon but unofficially without the report being submitted also, we have discussed most of the areas and the details in the report has been shared with us and informed to us both by Assam and Meghalaya committees, so we already know what is there in the report but the physical copy of the report has not been given to us yet,” Sangma informed.
The chief minister further maintained that both the state governments are committed to finding an amicable solution to end the long pending boundary dispute between the two states.
He, however, said that one cannot give a date as to when it can be resolved.
Earlier, the Deputy Chief Minister had informed that the two states will try to resolve the first phase of six areas of difference by January 15, 2022.
