Kamrup District Commissioner Visits Assam-Meghalaya Border to Address Boundary Dispute

Efforts to Resolve Long-standing Boundary Issues

Boko, August 11: On Sunday, Deba Kumar Mishra, the District Commissioner of Kamrup, conducted a visit to the remote villages of Nam-Tarabari and Upper Tarabari, located along the Assam-Meghalaya border. This visit is part of ongoing initiatives aimed at addressing the long-standing boundary disputes between the two states.

During his visit, DC Mishra informed the media that this inspection is part of a collaborative survey involving officials from both Assam and Meghalaya.

“We are currently surveying the Assam-Meghalaya border. Officials from both states are present to assess the border villages. We thoroughly examined one area and will proceed to the next. These villages are so isolated that we had to walk there as vehicles cannot access them,” Mishra explained.

In addition to surveying the disputed regions, the team engaged with local residents to understand their concerns. “We listened to the community's issues and will factor these into our evaluation,” he stated.

Although the Nam-Tarabari and Upper Tarabari areas are geographically part of Assam, they have been claimed by certain factions in Meghalaya for a long time. The Kamrup district administration's visit, which included Additional District Commissioner Garga Mohan Das, Additional Superintendent of Police Kalyan Pathak, DFO Kamrup West Subodh Talukdar, PWD engineer Manik Dutta, and other officials, aimed to foster dialogue and work towards a resolution.

On his way back, Mishra also took the opportunity to inspect the construction of the Bako-Chaygaon subdivisional commissioner’s office in Bako, which is set to be inaugurated on August 12.