Question 765
Who among the following have signed the agreement to resolve Assam-Meghalaya border dispute in March 2022?
Answer
Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya
Why?
The correct answer is Option 3. Key Points Assam and Meghalaya agreed to resolve their five-decade-long border dispute in six of the 12 contested places that have frequently sparked tensions between the two states. Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Conrad Sangma, respectively, signed the agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Key points of this agreement; The agreement will end the long-running disagreement in six of the 12 points along the 884.9-kilometre boundary between the two States. According to the home minister, the signing of the agreement has settled 70% of the border issue between the two countries, and he hopes to find a solution for the remaining six places shortly. Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and West Benga l share a 2743-kilometre border with Assam. There are 36 communities in the six locations, totalling 36.79 square kilometres, for which an agreement has been reached. In August of last year, the two states appointed three committees each to investigate the thorny boundary issue. The panels were formed after two rounds of talks between Sarma and Sangma, during which the two neighbours agreed to settle the matter in stages.
