Guwahati, July 3 -- Assam and Meghalaya officials have started installing boundary pillars in the Hahim region of Assam's Kamrup district, aiming to resolve a border dispute that has lingered since Meghalaya separated from Assam in 1972.

This effort follows a major milestone reached in March 2022, when both states signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in New Delhi, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah present. The agreement settled six out of twelve contentious areas between the two northeastern states.

Authorities are now placing these pillars along the banks of the Gijang and Tirchang rivers, which cut through villages such as Umshek (Mathapota), Maspara, Malapara, Ranighar, Salpara, Thutia Bazaar near Hahim market, and Rangsapara ...