Assam andMeghalayacabinets on Wednesday approved the disputed land division formula for resolving the 50-year-old inter-state border row at six of the 12 points of differences, paving the way for the two CMs to submit the decision before Union Home ministerAmit Shah.
The six areas of disputes taken up for resolving in the first phase cover approximately a 36.8-sqkm area of which 18.51 sqkm is proposed to be under Assam and remaining 18.28 sqkm under Meghalaya.
A resolution to six areas of differences out of 12 along the Assam-Meghalaya boundary is expected to be arrived at by January 21 when Meghalaya would celebrate its 50th year of statehood.