Kohima: A Border Magistrate (BM) level meeting between Tuli sub-division of Mokokchung district and Nazira sub-division of Sivasagar district of Assam was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship Richand Ahmed, BM of Nazira at the Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil) office at Nazira.
According to official sources on Saturday, the administrators of both the sides discussed at length the prevailing situations on Nagaland-Assam border including status on general law and order.
In the meeting, delegation from the Border Peace Coordination Committee(Assam-Nagaland) also partook in the deliberations. Border Peace Coordnation Committee BPCC (Assam Nagaland (A-N) appealed that in order to harvest a peaceful and coordinated living among the people in the border areas, the governments of both sides must exercise some restraint while carrying out verification, inspection and eviction in the so called Disturbed Area Belts (DABs) which were not only disturbed in nature but also very sensitive.
They opined that in such a situation, the authorities of either side intimate each other so that only joint ventures were initiated where BPCC(A-N) is roped in as public representative in order to defuse any apprehension/ suspicion in executing the duties of the governments.
The meeting resolved to promote games and sports and exchange of cultural activities among the border living people. Coordinator of BPCC (A-N) suggested that sports activities, involving high school-level students from either sides of border students at frequent interval initially at low key may be initiated at alternate venue which shall foster a better understanding with friendship.
He appealed to the administrators of either side to support such endeavour. (UNI)