Jowai, June 2 -- Meghalaya and Assam governments on Tuesday agreed to maintain the status quo on cultivation practices in the disputed Lapangap area.
The agreement was arrived at during a high-level meeting held at the Assam Police Camp which was attended by senior political leaders, senior civil and police officials, and representatives of local bodies from both states.
Following detailed deliberations, both sides agreed to allow villagers from Lapangap (Meghalaya) to cultivate in the fields, and villagers from Tahpat (Assam) will continue plantation of seasonal crops on the hilltops and slopes.
"The Meghalaya villagers will cultivate paddy in the fields and the villagers from Assam will cultivate crops such as banana, pineapple, ginger...