Yesterday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said his government is committed to resolving the long pending inter-state border dispute with Assam. The Chief Minister said that last year, Meghalaya had signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with Assam in the presence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah as a first step towards resolving the dispute.
He added that to resolve the dispute in the remaining six areas of difference, Psiar-Khanduli regional committees were constituted that have already conducted multiple meetings and also met their Assam counterparts to take the talks forward.
The Chief Minister said: "There is a potential to create up to 300,000 employment opportunities in the primary sector alone. The high value products of the state like Lakadong turmeric, Khasi mandarin and pineapples are now being exported to overseas markets of Europe and Middle East. In the current pineapple season, our farmers have seen a 50 to 100 per cent increase in prices thanks to our marketing interventions. Pineapples from Meghalaya have been put on shelves in international malls at Abu Dhabi and Kuwait and closer home at Reliance Fresh outlets across Assam.”
Source: cityairnews.com