GUWAHATI, AUG 22: To resolve the border dispute between Assam-Arunachal Pradesh, both the government of the state are holding talks for the last few months. On August 22, 2022, a crucial ministerial-level talks regarding the border issues between the two states w as held at Sonitpur district of Assam.
Assam cabinet minister Pijush Hazarika today attended a meeting of the Regional Committee formed to resolve border issue.
The committee from Assam, led by Pijush Hazarika, met with the committee members from Arunachal Pradesh, led by Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Environment, Forests, Water Resources, and Sports, Mama Natung, and discussed the border issue between Pakke Kesang district of Arunachal Pradesh and Biswanath and Sonitpur districts of Assam.
During the course of the meeting, Pijush Hazarika said the two teams from both the states will visit the disputed areas on September 2nd and 3rd next and prepare a report after conducting a proper field study of the area.
The Minister also said that the report would be prepared only after visiting the border areas and interacting with the people residing in the area.
Arunachal Minister Mama Natung thanked the Chief Ministers of the two states for taking the initiative to resolve the border issue in a peaceful manner and urged Assam to take on the responsibility as an elder brother and play a strong role in helping develop the area.
Talking to media persons, Pijush Hazarika thanked Minister Mama Natung for giving Assam the honour and opportunity to play the role of an elder brother and expressed confidence that the long-standing border issue between the two states will be resolved soon.
Hazarika further informed that a lot of disputed areas between the two states have already been resolved in the meeting held between the Chief Ministers of the two states at Namsai in July.
He informed that the committees from the two states will visit the disputed areas on September 2nd and 3rd next and interact with the locals of the area, taking note of their views before preparing a report.