Assam, Mizoram chief secretaries discuss border row

With Assam and Mizoram engaged in bitter border row, chief secretary level talks were held on Friday, there may be an agreement between the two states soon.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla chaired a meeting in New Delhi which was attended by chief secretaries of both the state and Director General of police.

Chief secretary of Assam, Jishnu Barua told media persons, “We have made it clear there cannot be compromise on the territorial integrity of Assam.”


He added that encroachment that took place in the last one year must be removed.” There will be an agreement between the two states however Mizoram has sought some time.”

Recently, Police from both Assam and Mizoram camped in Aitlang.

Assam police dismantled makeshift huts.

Assam government Secretary, Environment, Forest, Border Protection and Development Gyanendra Dev Tripathi accompanied by district officials visited the Assam-Mizoram trouble torn areas and talked to the local people and officials.

Niraj Verma, Principal secretary (Home), Assam told media persons on Friday last that neighbouring border areas are forest land which is under the preview of the forest department.” We found makeshift structures in the form of encroachment. We have followed the supreme court order that reserved forests cannot have this kind of encroachment so we have removed them. If there are any differences in perception of the border, always officers from both states meet and we ascertain the facts.”

Mizoram’s share about 164.6 km long border with Assam's Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts.

Last month there was tension along the Assam-Mizoram border after houses were torched by miscreants in Gollacherra in Hailakandi district of Assam.

The border area along the Assam- Mizoram border witnessed flare up on October 9 last year.