Amidst rising border tensions in the northeastern states, an inter-state border districts coordination meeting between the administrative, police and forest officers of Dibrugarh and Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap District was held at Deomali sub-division of Tirap district on Friday (July 30). The programme started with felicitation of Dibrugarh deputy commisioner Pallav Gopal Jha with traditional Nocte coat by Tirap deputy commisioner Taro Mize. The DC Tirap was felicitated with a traditional Assamese gamosa by DC Dibrugarh.
In the goodwill meeting that was held between the two border districts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it was decided to maintain status quo coordination and cordial relationship between the people of both the state in ground level in the border area adjoining Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Earlier, acting on a proposal of team Dibrugarh for a goodwill meeting, the DC Tirap had immediately accepted the proposal and took the opportunity to invite them to Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh for the meeting at Deomali. During the day-long meeting, various issues pertaining to border areas were discussed such as improvement of road connectivity, illegal timber logging, mining and liquor transportation. It was decided that joint patrolling from both the counterparts by Assam police and Arunachal Pradesh police, forest officers shall be carried to tackle the illegal operation of timber and mining in the border area.
Responding to DC Tirap’s request for inter-state travelling and more people to people interaction between the two inter-state districts, the Dibrugarh deputy commissioner assured to initiate maintenance of route from Joypur to Hukanjuri for better transportation.
In the meeting it was decided by both the deputy commissioners to conduct similar goodwill meeting of both the counterparts administrations from time to time to ensure cordial relationship. The goodwill coordination meeting was also attended by SP Dibrugarh Shwetank Mishra, SP Tirap Kardak Riba and other senior officials.
