SGI team arrives, studies border fencing
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, December 28 2013 : A three member team of the Surveyor General of India led by Surveyor Officer KK Das arrived here yesterday and discussed the controversial border fencing along Indo-Myanmar border with Chief Minister O Ibobi, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam and representatives of different political parties today.

However, BJP and MPP were not present at the meeting.

Top officials of BRTF were also present at the meeting where border maps agreed to by both the Government of India and Government of Myanmar in October, 1967 were examined.

Whether the ongoing border fencing work should be halted along disputed border lines while carrying on the same work at areas free from controversies/disputes was one agenda of the meeting.

The meeting came to an agreement that the border fencing work should be suspended irrespective of whether it is along disputed lines or along border lines free from disputes.

The meeting came to this agreement after taking due consideration of the newly emerging disputes over three more border pillars within a village settled by Maring tribe.

India and Myanmar have been in a state of disagreement with regard to the position of nine other border pillars since earlier.

It further decided to resume the border fencing work only after settling all disputes with the Government of Myanmar.

To appeal the Government of India to maintain status quo in respect of border fencing and ensure that no Indian territory is compromised in the process of border fencing was another resolution of the meeting.

Political parties which attended the meeting also agreed to forward all the resolutions adopted at the meeting to the Prime Minister, Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of Home Affairs for early settlement of the boundary issue.

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