ITANAGAR, Dec 25 � Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have agreed to maintain status quo in letter and spirit till the Supreme Court delivers its verdict on the decades-old inter-state boundary issue, reports PTI.
Following recent area disputes in the Tarasso area under Arunachal�s Papum Pare district, a joint meeting of the deputy commissioners of Papum Pare and Sonitpur districts was held at Tezpur on Monday last, official sources said here today.
After a threadbare discussion, both sides agreed to maintain status quo and to initiate action against fresh encroachers on either side of the border, the sources said.
The situation at Tarasso was discussed at length wherein the SDO, Biswanath Chariali, Sonitpur DFO and Sonitpur SP assured to initiate appropriate action against the encroachers from the Assam side, the sources claimed here.
