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GUWAHATI: The map of Assam might soon get changed as an exchange of land, adversely possessed by both India and Bangladesh along the 4,156-km international frontier, is likely to be finalized in an agreement to be signed when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accompanied by Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, visits the neighbouring country next month.
"We are looking for a settlement of the border dispute. We are ready to exchange the adversely possessed land and complete demarcation of the border. In fact, India will get back more land than what Bangladesh gets," Gogoi said here on Saturday.
The border dispute between the two countries is in 25 points in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam - of which India adversely possesses 1,165.49 acres of Bangladesh land at 18 points. On the other hand, Bangladesh adversely possesses 1,880.81 acres of India's land at seven points.
The Daily Star, an English language newspaper published from Bangladesh, has reported that "the boundary agreement is expected to resolve the decades-old disputes involving 3,000 acres of Bangladesh land inside India, 51 enclaves and 6.5km un-demarcated border".
It added, "Similarly, India has about 3,500 acres of land and 111 enclaves adversely possessed inside Bangladesh. The border deal will involve boundary strip maps, exchange of 162 enclaves and 6,500 acres of adversely possessed land and 6.5 km un-demarcated borders between the two countries and 24-hour access to Bangladesh's Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves through Tin Bigha corridor."
According to records available with the Assam government, 499.79 acres of state's land in Dhubri and Karimganj districst have been in adverse possession of Bangladesh since 1948, which could be returned to India by Bangladesh when the new border agreement is signed. The Indira-Mujhib Pact signed in 1974 to demarcate the border between the two countries has not been implemented so far. The border fencing has not been completed because of this.
Of the total area, an 189.06 acre of land in Goroibari, Dhubri has been under illegal possession of Bangladesh since 1948. Two other areas - 11.73 acre in Pramodenagar tea estate and 299 acre in Palatal in Karimganj district in southern part of the state - were grabbed by Bangladesh in 1965. Since then, the two areas have been in its adverse possession. There is, however, no adversely possessed Bangladesh land inside Assam.
This apart, an eight km stretch of the border in Karimganj district is disputed by both countries and the frontier here has not yet been demarcated. "I hope that this issue will also be resolved when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Bangladesh next month," Gogoi said.
Indo-Bangla land swap may alter Assam map - The Times of India
"We are looking for a settlement of the border dispute. We are ready to exchange the adversely possessed land and complete demarcation of the border. In fact, India will get back more land than what Bangladesh gets," Gogoi said here on Saturday.
The border dispute between the two countries is in 25 points in West Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam - of which India adversely possesses 1,165.49 acres of Bangladesh land at 18 points. On the other hand, Bangladesh adversely possesses 1,880.81 acres of India's land at seven points.
The Daily Star, an English language newspaper published from Bangladesh, has reported that "the boundary agreement is expected to resolve the decades-old disputes involving 3,000 acres of Bangladesh land inside India, 51 enclaves and 6.5km un-demarcated border".
It added, "Similarly, India has about 3,500 acres of land and 111 enclaves adversely possessed inside Bangladesh. The border deal will involve boundary strip maps, exchange of 162 enclaves and 6,500 acres of adversely possessed land and 6.5 km un-demarcated borders between the two countries and 24-hour access to Bangladesh's Dahagram and Angarpota enclaves through Tin Bigha corridor."
According to records available with the Assam government, 499.79 acres of state's land in Dhubri and Karimganj districst have been in adverse possession of Bangladesh since 1948, which could be returned to India by Bangladesh when the new border agreement is signed. The Indira-Mujhib Pact signed in 1974 to demarcate the border between the two countries has not been implemented so far. The border fencing has not been completed because of this.
Of the total area, an 189.06 acre of land in Goroibari, Dhubri has been under illegal possession of Bangladesh since 1948. Two other areas - 11.73 acre in Pramodenagar tea estate and 299 acre in Palatal in Karimganj district in southern part of the state - were grabbed by Bangladesh in 1965. Since then, the two areas have been in its adverse possession. There is, however, no adversely possessed Bangladesh land inside Assam.
This apart, an eight km stretch of the border in Karimganj district is disputed by both countries and the frontier here has not yet been demarcated. "I hope that this issue will also be resolved when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Bangladesh next month," Gogoi said.
Indo-Bangla land swap may alter Assam map - The Times of India
