Guarded optimism as Assam, Meghalaya iron out decades-long border issue

Pilingkata (Assam-Meghalaya border): The decades-long border row between Assam and Meghalaya seems all set for the final resolution, at least regarding six “relatively less complicated disputed” areas. The talks between Assam and Meghalaya governments have renewed hopes among residents of these areas, and residents of Pilingkata, one such area, feel optimistic. They hope in anticipation that the decades-long uncertainty, claims and counter-claims of “area ownership” or which part belongs to which state, would be put to rest for good.