Assam and Meghalaya CMs discuss inter-state border row, to meet Amit Shah again

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma on Saturday held a closed-door meeting here to discuss the pending border issues between the two states.

The meeting was held at hotel and there was no media briefing following the discussions.

In the first phase, six out of the 12 identified points of disputes were taken up for resolution by the three committees set up by the two state governments in August 2021, after two rounds of talks between Sarma and Sangma.

According to the recommendations given by the committees, out of the 36.79 sq km of disputed area taken up for settlement in the first phase, Assam will get full control of 18.51 sq km while Meghalaya will get control over 18.28 sq km of land.