Mizoram has claimed at least 62 villages located along the state border with Assam as its boundary or within its territory, Home Minister Lalchamliana said on July 14.
Mizoram Claims 62 Villages Along Assam Border
Lalchamliana said the 62 villages are within the inner line reserved forest notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) in 1875.
Mizoram’s claim, which included the 62 villages, was submitted to the Government of Assam in February, said the Home Minister.
The Mizoram government is waiting for a response from the neighbouring state, Lalchamlian said. For years, Mizoram has been claiming a 509 square miles area of inner line reserved forest notified under the BEFR as its actual boundary.
On the other hand, Assam claimed that the boundary as per a survey of India’s map in 1933 is its constitutional boundary.
Lalchamliana further said that the next round of border talks with Assam is yet to be decided. The two states have held three rounds of ministerial-level talks to resolve the inter-state border dispute.
