India, July 2 -- Administrative officials from Assam and Meghalaya on Tuesday said that boundary pillars are being constructed in the Hahim area under Assam's Kamrup district, as part of efforts to resolve the border dispute that dates back to 1972, when Meghalaya was carved out of Assam as a separate state.

The pillars are being constructed along the riverbanks of Gijang and Tirchang-passing through villages such as Umshek (Mathapota), Maspara, Malapara, Ranighar, Salpara, Thutia Bazaar near Hahim market, and finally to Rangsapara after Athiabari, which belongs to Meghalaya. This follows a dialogue under the joint leadership of Assam and Meghalaya chief ministers Himanta Biswa Sarma and Conrad K. Sangma, respectively, on June 2.

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