Staff REPORTER
Itanagar, Mar 31: The District Administration of West Kameng district has on Monday commenced joint survey operations for the erection of border pillars along the inter-state boundary with Assam.
The initiative is being carried out in close coordination with officials from the Border Protection and Development Department, Government of Assam, the Border Affairs Department of Arunachal Pradesh, the Arunachal Pradesh Space Application Centre, and the Survey of India.
The survey work was formally launched in the Chopai area under Kamengbari-Doimara circle, which shares its boundary with Assam’s Sonitpur district.
Wes Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar personally supervised the operations and reviewed progress on the ground. He was accompanied by key district officials, including the Additional Deputy Commissioners of Singchung and Bomdila, DySP Bomdila, District Land Revenue & Settlement Officer (DLRSO), Divisional Forest Officer (Khellong Division), and engineers from the Public Works Department.
The joint exercise aims to ensure proper demarcation of the inter-state boundary and facilitate better coordination between the two states, officials said.
It may be mentioned that the first border pillar between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam was erected at Seijosa in Pakke Kessang district on February 22, 2026, marking a significant milestone towards resolving the long-standing boundary issue.
Both states have hailed the development as a reflection of the spirit of the Namsai Declaration, signed on July 15, 2022 by the Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu, aimed at resolving the decades-old inter-state border dispute and ensuring lasting peace, administrative clarity, and stability in the border areas.