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Shillong: Governor Phagu Chauhan said “significant progress” has been made in resolving the border dispute between Meghalaya and Assam. “Following the historic signing of a memorandum of understanding in March 2022 for six areas of difference, the process of survey has been initiated to demarcate the interstate boundary. The two chief ministers met again in May 2023 to initiate the process of resolving the dispute in the remaining six areas of difference,” the governor said in the course of his Republic Day speech after unfurling the national flag at the Polo Grounds here on Friday.He said regional committees have been formed for these areas and they have conducted meetings with their Assam counterparts.Emphasizing that infrastructure, like roads, water supply, power and IT are going to be key drivers of growth in the state, he said the government envisions building 1,600 km of new roads, upgrading close to 6,000 km of existing roads and converting 7.5 km of timber bridges to permanent bridges over the next five years. “Unconnected habitations will also be connected with all-weather roads under the CM Rural Connectivity Program,” the governor said.

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