HT Correspondent
BISWANATH CHARIALI, April 7: Responding to the long pending border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, a political talk was held in the auditorium of the forest department of West Bank, Seijosa on Friday.
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Minister of water resources, parliamentary affairs, information & public relations, social justice & empowerment, the government of Assam Pijush Hazarika, and his Arunachal counterpart Mama Natung, held a talk on border issues in the presence of local MLAs and officials concerned of both the states.
Sharing the news on the microblogging site Twitter, Pijush said, “In line with the initiative of GoA & Govt of AP, we have reached a final resolution towards solving the border disputes between the 2 states. Today I held a meeting with the Hon’ble Minister of AP Shri Mama Natung ji regarding a recently raised border issue of an area named Seijosa. The meeting was held in Arunachal Pradesh in presence of Hon’ble MLA & President of @BJP4Arunachal Shri Biyuram Waghe ji, Hon’ble MLA Shri @padma_hazarika & other dignitaries.”
After a detailed discussion, both sides agreed to resolve the border dispute through talks. It is to be mentioned here that Seijosa shares a boundary with Assam on the northwestern part of Biswanath. The Pakke Tiger Reserve, which is located on the northern bank of the Bordekorai River stands on the soil of Assam. But the land was allegedly captured and occupied by the neighbouring state. The Arunachal government has already established a PWD office, Forest Office, etc., on it.
At the end of the day’s discussion, the Assam government agreed to hand over the portion of land occupied by the Pakke Tiger Reserve to the Arunachal Pradesh Government. On the contrary, the Arunachal government agreed to allocate the same amount of land to Assam elsewhere. The political talk on the border dispute was attended by Padma Hazarika, Sootea MLA, Biyuram Waghe, MLA 12 No Pakke Kessang LAC cum state BJP president along with officials from both the state governments.
