Assam, 19th November: Deputy Commissioner, Cachar, Keerthi Jalli along with Divisional Forest Officer, Sunnydeo Choudhury, Range Forest Officer, Dholai, Dibyajyoti Deori, and other forest staff trudged along deep inside the Aitlang Khal area along the interstate Assam-Mizoram border to take stock of the situation.
Deputy Commissioner interacted with the local people of the region who told her that few Mizo people have visited the area in the last few days. They informed the Deputy Commissioner that Mizo miscreants have removed the forest boundary pillars at the Aitlang area.
After the Assam-Mizoram border inspection, the team returned to Dholai through the Jamirkhal area. The team traveled for about 25 km on foot for eight hours. It was decided to beef up security at the border area as the miscreants have already demolished two school buildings inside Assam’s boundary.
The border pillar is a legal entity for demarcation between the two states. As per sources, the border pillars had been earlier removed in the area. The Assam government is mulling to reconstruct another border pillar.
The team has found the situation of the border to be under control. However, in the same area, two schools were blasted in the past. The removal of the border pillar might be indicative of the prevailing situation.
