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KHADC appoints mediator

The area of Nongwah Mawtamur in Ri Bhoi district was recently in the news as Hima Sohiong wants KHADC to return the area to it. The area is currently under Hima Jirang

SHILLONG:

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) Executive Member in charge of Elaka, Jambor War, has informed that the council’s legal advisor, Robertjune Kharjahrin, has been appointed as the mediator to coordinate between Hima Sohiong and Hima Jirang pertaining to the area of Nongwah Mawtamur.

The area of Nongwah Mawtamur in Ri Bhoi district, which covers 14 villages, was recently in the news as the Hima Sohiong wants the KHADC to return the area to it. The area is currently under Hima Jirang.

There were allegations by the Joint Action Committee ki Khun ki hajar ka Hima Sohiong that Nongwah Mawtamur was surreptitiously handed to Hima Jirang.

These allegations prompted the JAC to storm the KHADC and in the ruckus, the gate of the council office was also dismantled.

Speaking to the press after the meeting on Friday, War said, “On the part of the KHADC, it is a serious matter where it needs serious deliberations especially pertaining to Hima Sohiong, Hima Jirang and the villages under their jurisdiction. After discussion, we have decided that in order to bring about an understanding between the two Himas with regard to Nongwah Mawtamur, and we have appointed a mediator to coordinate between the two Himas.”

He added that there will be coordination with the mediator even if Nongwah Mawtamur is to be given back to Hima Sohiong.

War said that the Syiem of Hima Jirang has made it clear that there is no deal/ no sale whatsoever and that the Lyngdoh of Sohiong did not offer it for sale and the Hima Jirang did not pay anything for it. “The demand of the residents of Nongwah Mawtamur to be under Hima Jirang has been there since 1987 and the letters are on record where they wrote to the Hima Jirang, District Council and even the state government where they want to be part of Hima Jirang,” he said.

He recalled that it was in 2015 when a meeting decided that Nongwah Mawtamur will be handed over to Hima Jirang.

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