What is the Assam Meghalaya Border Dispute Agreement?
- About the dispute: Assam and Meghalaya have a longstanding dispute in 12 stretches of their 884-km shared border.
- Major Point of Contention: A major point of contention between Assam and Meghalaya is the district of Langpih in West Garo Hills bordering the Kamrup district of Assam.
- Langpih was part of the Kamrup district during the British colonial period but post-Independence, it became part of the Garo Hills and Meghalaya.
- Assam considers it to be part of the Mikir Hills in Assam.
- Meghalaya has questioned Blocks I and II of the Mikir Hills -now Karbi Anglong region – being part of Assam.
- Meghalaya says these were parts of erstwhile United Khasi and Jaintia Hills districts.
- About the dispute: Assam and Meghalaya have a longstanding dispute in 12 stretches of their 884-km shared border.
- Major Point of Contention: A major point of contention between Assam and Meghalaya is the district of Langpih in West Garo Hills bordering the Kamrup district of Assam.
- Langpih was part of the Kamrup district during the British colonial period but post-Independence, it became part of the Garo Hills and Meghalaya.
- Assam considers it to be part of the Mikir Hills in Assam.
- Meghalaya has questioned Blocks I and II of the Mikir Hills -now Karbi Anglong region – being part of Assam.
- Meghalaya says these were parts of erstwhile United Khasi and Jaintia Hills districts.
