Phase 2 of Assam-Meghalaya boundary talks with Priority to Local views

The Meghalaya government has decided to prioritise the concerns and opinions of the local residents for resolving the remaining six disputed sectors along the State’s 885 km border with Assam.

The second phase of talks was initiated by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad K. Sangma amid protests from villagers who felt let down by the boundary deal. Most of these villagers are tribal people who would end up in Assam when the boundary is redrawn formally.