Digital Desk: Assam and Meghalaya have lately formed committees to look into the six disputed areas. According to a committee report, Assam is likely to give away some portions of the disputed areas to Meghalaya.
The panels have even fixed a time frame for executing the proposals, including achieving legislative authorization for a Constitutional Amendment to re-draw the state borders within one year.
As per sources, out of 36.79 sq km disputed areas taken up for give-and-take in the first phase, Assam will earn 18.51sq km. In contrast, Meghalaya will receive 18.28 sq km. This data has been provided by the three regional committees formed by the two states.
As per final proposals, Assam will earn full command of 11.94 sq km of the disputed area's land in Kamrup, while the remaining 11.36 sq km will go into the hands of Meghalaya.
In Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam will hold 1.79 sq km of land, and Meghalaya will receive 0.50 sq km. While in Cachar, Assam will hold 4.78 sq km under its full authority against 6.42 sq km for Meghalaya.
There was a meeting on the discussion upon the disputed areas of the states. During the meeting, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma conveyed a presentation on the recommendations and findings of the regional representatives.
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The representatives of the BJP also attended the meeting, along with AGP, United Peoples' Party Liberal (UPPL) and other opposition parties. Moreover, other state senior government officials were also present in the meeting.
Assam chief minister Sarma took to his Twitter and shared a post regarding the meeting. The post read, "Our measures to fix the Assam-Meghalaya border row have begun bearing fruits as six of the 12 disputed areas of difference have been recognized for solution in the first stage. During an interaction, briefed representatives of all political parties on the progress made so far."
As per the latest information, both the chief ministers of the states will hold a meeting on Friday with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to propose suggestions of the two states to determine the boundary dispute in six areas.
The meeting will be held tomorrow in New Delhi. "The Assam Chief Minister and I will submit the reports to the Union Home Minister in Delhi on Thursday evening. We will be submitting more or less a common report. The Government will then move according to the laws," Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma stated.
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