Staff REPORTER
ITANAGAR, Jun 6: Former Home Minister Tanga Byaling has urged the state government to re-examine and re-notify the boundary demarcation between Upper Subansiri and Kamle districts, citing concerns over the long-standing inter-district boundary dispute.
Addressing reporters at the Arunachal Press Club here on Saturday, Byaling said the Home Department notification issued on May 27, 2020 requires a comprehensive review.
He claimed that while Ligu and Liruk villages were included under Kamle district under the Arunachal Pradesh (Reorganisation of Districts) Acts of 1980 and 2017, the 2020 notification reportedly brought several other areas, including Sigum Rijo, Dilidi Colony, Sinyik Colony, Power Grid Colony, Santi Colony and Lidu Colony, under Kamle's jurisdiction despite their historical association with Upper Subansiri district.
Stating that villages which have remained part of Upper Subansiri for decades should not be excluded, Byaling called for a transparent and mutually acceptable process for physical demarcation of the inter-district boundary.
He also appealed to the government to ensure that an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 residents affected by the dispute are not excluded from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
The former minister further urged the deputy commissioners of Upper Subansiri and Kamle districts to jointly review the gazette notification and undertake an impartial boundary demarcation exercise.