Overview

• Assam’s Public Works Department moved laborers and materials to install a culvert intended to protect the only road linking Boko to Upper Lampi.
• Local residents from Meghalaya blocked the effort and Meghalaya Police arrived, leading to heated exchanges and directing the Assam team to leave.
• Magistrate Raben Deori said the situation was brought under control and confirmed the roadwork is paused pending guidance from senior officials.
• PWD engineer Manik Dutta said a 23-km stretch from Kompadoli to Upper Lampi is being strengthened with guard walls, drains, and culverts under the State Disaster Response Fund.
• Langpih, claimed by Assam’s Kamrup district and Meghalaya’s West Khasi Hills, remains among six unresolved locations after partial settlements reported since 2021 talks.