North Eastern states resolve border dispute! Arunachal - Assam sign Namsai declaration
Arunachal Pradesh and Assam bind themselves with a permanent settlement from their decades-old interstate boundary disputes by signing the ‘Namsai Declaration’.
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New Delhi, Jul 16: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam bind themselves with a permanent settlement from their decades-old interstate boundary disputes by signing the ‘Namsai Declaration’. The Chief Ministers of both the North Eastern states agreed in principle to restrict the number of disputed villages to 86 from 123.
The Namsai Declaration was signed after the Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam – Pema Khandu and Himanta Biswa Sarma; held a crucial meeting with the cabinet ministers of the two states in Namsai in order to “restrict or minimize the boundary disputes between the two states in respect of 123 villages placed before the Local Commission by Arunachal in 2007,” as per the declaration.
According to the newly signed declaration, twenty eight villages which are within the constitutional boundary of Arunachal will remain with the state. The villages are Doimara, Pichola, Banderdewa, Upper Jumi, Balisori, Lika, Bali, Gogar, Jipu, Pale, Seren, Pam, Old Deka, Nari HQ, Depi, Depi Moli, Detak, Debing, Rayang, Ngorlung, Oyan, Tinali, Kangkong, Hazu Khuti Camp, Sunpura HQ, Mengkeng Miri, Longkhojan, and Ranglua.
With respect to Deopani Naga Gaon, Bare Gaon and Ponton Basti, claims were withdrawn by Arunachal and the three villages will remain with Assam. Further as per the declaration, “The location of six villages, namely, Khelong, Foot Hill, Tani Hapa, Richi Rite, Nyijir Koche and Ngopi could not be located on Assam side. Hence, if these villages exist on Arunachal side, these will continue with Arunachal Pradesh.”