Tongkhar-led committee to visit areas of differences in WKH region on Aug 4

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 3, 2021

A district committee on boundary issue headed by cabinet minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar will visit the ‘areas of differences’ – which the state’s West Khasi Hills region is sharing with Assam – on August 4.

This was informed by Tongkhar, also an HSPDP legislator from Mawkyrwat, on Monday.

The chairman of the committee will be accompanied by water resources minister Brolding Nongsiej, MLAs of both West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills besides officials from the district administration.

“We are going to inspect all villages falling under the areas of differences with Assam on August 4,” Tongkhar told reporters.

He said the objective of the visit is to take the views and opinions of the people residing in the border areas.

According to him, it is also necessitated in view of the upcoming border talks between the two Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya – Himanta Biswa Sarma and Conrad K Sangma – at Guwahati on August 6.

“We will also submit an interim report to the state government following the inspection so that it can be discussed during the CM-level border talks,” Tongkhar said.

Asked, the cabinet minister in-charge of PHE informed that of the 12 areas of differences, four are in West Khasi Hills region which include Tarabari (4.69 sq km), Gizang (13.53 sq km), Hahim (3.51 sq km), Langpih (289.07 sq kms).