The Centre will demarcate boundaries of the Northeastern states through satellite imaging to resolve long-pending inter-state border disputes.
As per reports, the task has been given to the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), a joint initiative of the Department of Space (DoS) and the North Eastern Council (NEC).
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The NESAC helps augment the developmental process in the Northeast region by providing advanced space technology support.
The inter-state border disputes have come under fresh focus recently after six Assam Police personnel and a civilian were killed in a violent clash at Lailapur along the Assam-Mizoram border.
The idea for demarcation of inter-state boundaries through satellite imaging was mooted by Home Minister Amit Shah a few months ago.
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The home minister had suggested roping in NESAC for mapping the inter-state borders and forests in the Northeastern region and coming up with a scientific demarcation of boundaries between states.