Guwahati, July 5 -- In a significant step towards resolving the decades-old border row between Assam and Meghalaya, the first boundary pillar in one of the disputed areas has been erected along the inter-state boundary, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday. He said these "pillars of clarity and peace" will bring governance to "once grey areas".
"First boundary pillar erected along Assam-Meghalaya border", a step towards "the on-ground execution of 2022 agreement", Sarma said in a post on X. The Assam Chief Minister, however, did not specify the location.
Sarma said when Meghalaya was carved out of Assam in 1972, "a significant portion of its boundary with Assam was left ambiguous, often leading to chaos and tension betw...