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Mizoram-Assam Border Dispute Case: The government of Mizoram has constituted a study group headed by an expert from Mizoram University (MZU) to study relevant information and collect data on the border areas claimed by it for submission to the Government of Assam. have formed.
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Mizoram-Assam Border Dispute Case: The Government of Mizoram has constituted a study group headed by an expert from Mizoram University (MZU) to study relevant information and collect data on the border areas claimed by it for submission to the Government of Assam. have formed. The study group was based on the decision taken during the boundary talks between Mizoram and Assam in Guwahati in November last year.
Professor J Dongle, a political science teacher at Mizoram University (MZU), was appointed as the convenor of the study group at a border committee meeting chaired by Mizoram Home Minister Lalchamliana on Friday, an official statement said. Joint Secretary Lalthiyamsanga was appointed as Member Secretary. The study group will study and collect a list of villages, their areas, the geospatial extent and ethnicity of the people, and other relevant information to support their claim on the state’s boundary.
During the border talks held on November 17 last year, the two states had decided that Mizoram would submit a list of villages, their areas, the geospatial extent and ethnicity of the people, and other relevant information within three months to support its claim. Will do To arrive at an amicable solution to the vexed boundary issues, the two sides should constitute regional committees and examine them.
The border committee comprising political parties and other stakeholders was formed by the government after the violent clash in July 2021 last year. It is the highest authority on issues relating to the Mizoram-Assam border. It was also decided in the meeting that officers from the Departments of Land Revenue and Settlement, Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Mizoram Remote Sensing Application Center (MIRSAC), besides other members as necessary, would also be appointed to the study group.
Lalchamliana told the meeting that Mizoram stood firm on the Inner Line Reserve Forest notified in 1875 as its boundary. Mizoram shares a 164.6 km long border with Assam. The border dispute between the two states is an old and vexing issue that remained unresolved for decades. The border dispute escalated on July 26, 2021, when the police forces of the two states clashed, leading to the death of six Assam policemen and a civilian.
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