Guwahati, Sept 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh governments to resolve their boundary dispute at the earliest in order to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a peaceful and prosperous Northeast.

Shah, while chairing a meeting of the chief ministers of Assam and Arunachal – Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu, asked them to resolve the boundary issues of the two states.

The Home Minister assured both the chief ministers of maximum possible assistance from the central government in this regard.

As many as 12 panels were formed by the governments of Assam and Arunachal, following discussions between the two chief ministers on July 15.

The two states, as per the declaration, decided to restrict the number of ‘disputed villages’ to 86, instead of the previous 123, and agreed to make attempts to resolve all issues by September 15.

Assam and Arunachal share an 804.1-km-long border.