NONGPOH:
The Regional Boundary Committee for Ri Bhoi District headed by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong as chairperson held its first meeting at the conference hall of the deputy commissioner’s office here, on November 30.
The committee discussed the disputed border areas of Ri Bhoi district with the stakeholders.
The Syiem of Hima Mylliem, Khyriem, Syiem Raid Nongtung and others stakeholders handed over the land documents with regard to their respective claims to the deputy chief minister for verification.
Tynsong in his speech said that the motive of the meeting was to discuss the disputed border areas of Ri Bhoi district in the presence of Dasakhiat Lamare, MLA of Mawhati and Minister in-charge, Fishery, GAD, MLAs, MDCs, KHADC and traditional heads to take their views and suggestion and asked them to provide more inputs like land documents to the government for verification before conducting a joint meeting and a joint inspection with the Assam government.
He also informed that areas of difference, which are under Ri Bhoi district, include Borduar, Nongwah-Mawtamur, Deshdoomreah and Block II. However, the meeting discussed only Deshdoomreah and Block II while the remaining two will be taken up later.
Tynsong also called upon the traditional heads of these four areas of difference to submit their land documents if any with regard to their claims over the land falling in these areas and feel free to have talk to the government so as to expedite the work and clear the hurdles.
Apart from Lamare, other members of the committee who attended the meeting were Mayralborn Syiem, MLA of Nongpoh, Sosthenes Sohtun, MLA of Jirang, Jambor War, EM,KHADC, Victor Rani, MDC of Jirang, Rangkynsai Kharbuki, MDC of Umroi, Arpit Upadhayay, deputy commissioner, Giri Prasad, superintendent of police, H Wahlang, Syiem of Hima Jirang, Balajied Sing Syiem, Syiem of Hima Khyriem, N Thangkhiew, Basan Nongkseh of Hima Mylliem, M B Tongper, ADC besides others.