Guwahati, Sept. 20 -- Assam's Sarupathar MLA Biswajit Phukan and Nagaland's Bhandari MLA Achumbemo Kikon have proposed a joint committee to help resolve disputes along the Assam-Nagaland border.

The proposed Sarupathar-Bhandari Joint Peace and Coordination Committee will include public and civil society representatives and Border Magistrates from both States.

Sarupathar is in Golaghat district and shares a border with Bhandari, which has a large stretch of the disputed Area Belt (DAB) between the two States.

Phukan announced the proposal on September 19 at a friendship meet and cultural exchange programme for communities from Assam and Nagaland living along the DAB.

The Golaghat administration hosted the event at Hatidubi near Uriamgh...