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ASSAM SURVEY AND INDIA(ASSAM) BOUNDARY
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BRIEF NOTE ON ASSAM SURVEY AND INDIA(ASSAM) BOUNDARY

 

The Director of Land Records & Surveys etc., Assam is one of the oldest Directorate of Assam established in 1887. However, the office of the Assam Surveys came into existence in the year 1915. The duties and responsibilities of Assam Surveys were performed by the Assam Traverse Party & Drawing which performed its work under supervision of the Superintendent of Survey of India, thereafter Director of Eastern Circle, Survey of India and now Director of Surveys, Assam. In 1932-33, Assam Survey was separated and placed under the Director of Land Records, Assam. Since then the Director of Land Records & Surveys etc., Assam has been functioning as the Director of Surveys, Assam as well. There is 1(one) Joint Director of Surveys, 4(four) posts of Asstt. Director of Survey and also 1 (one) Asstt. Director of Survey (Printing) to assist the Director matters. This Directorate is now looking after periodical survey of land viz. Settlement/Re-settlement operation, survey of NC land, Char Survey, Printing and vandyking of maps, supply of printed maps and forms. This Directorate is also the custodian of all cadastral maps of the State and responsible for mapping and production of Administrative maps and survey of Forest boundaries and revenue area within the State. This Directorate is primarily responsible for preservation and maintenance of survey, demarcation and construction of International Boundary Pillar and also for maintenance of Interstate boundary, Inter district boundary and finally for the cadastral survey of all NC Villages of the State and also deals with land records & surveys.
 
Assam shares Interstate boundary with West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. The length of boundary of Assam with its neighboring state is as follows:
 
Assam- West Bengal                   :           127.00 KM
Assam- Arunachal Pradesh        :           804.10 KM
Assam- Meghalaya                     :           884.90 KM
Assam- Tripura                           :           46.30 KM
Assam- Nagaland                       :           512.10 KM
Assam- Manipur                         :           204.10 KM
Assam-Mizoram                         :           164.60 KM
 
Assam also shares International Boundary Bhutan and Bangladesh. The India (Asasm)-Bhutan Boundary stretches to a total of 265.8 KM falling within 4 (four) sector namely,
 
  1. Kokrajhar-Bhutan                 -           61.4 KM
  2. Chirang-Bhutan                     -           70.7 Kms
  3. Baksha-Bhutan                      -           82.9 Kms
  4. Udalguri-Bhutan                    -           50.8 Kms
 
The Survey of India is looking after the survey work along Assam-Bhutan boundary and PWD is executing the construction/repairing of BPs.
 
The India (Assam)-Bangladesh boundary stretches to a total 263 KMs falling within 3 (three) sectors namely,
 
  1. Dhubri-Kurigram Sector                  -                       134.0 Kms
  2. Cachar-Sylhet Sector                                    -           33.6 Kms
  3. Karimganj-Sylhet/ Moulvibajar Sector-                   95.4 Kms
 

India (Assam) - Bangladesh Boundary at a Glance
Name of Sector
length in KMs
No. of Strip Maps
No. of BPs erected 
Main
S-Pillar
T shaped Pillar
R- Pillar
Total
Remarks
Dhubri-Kurigram Sector
134
51
70
530
1743
41
2384
MP1001                 to                            MP1071
Cachar-Sylhet Sector
33.6
13
19
172
113
76
380
MP1338                  to                            MP1356
Karimganj-Moulavibazar Sector                     
95.4
29
41
313
241
49
644
MP1357                  to                            MP1800
 
263
93
130
1015
2097
166
3408
 
 
 
In Assam-Bangladesh Boundary this Director is responsible for conducting joint survey/demarcation jointly with its Bangladesh counterpart and also for execution of construction/repairing of missing/damaged boundary pillar.
 
Meanwhile, India and Bangladesh signed a Protocol (Referred to as the 2011 Protocol) to the Agreement concerning the demarcation of the Land Boundary between India and Bangladesh and related matter. The Protocol, 2011 alongwith the Land Boundary Agreement, 1974 between the Government of Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has facilitated the resolution of the long pending land boundary issues between the two Countries. Accordingly the task of ground demarcation in above mentioned erstwhile adversely possessed and 3 Kms undemarcated areas of India-Bangladesh Boundary was carried out jointly by both Assam (India) and Bangladesh during the field season 2015-16 followed by construction of boundary pillars as detailed underneath,
 
In Dhubri District
Thakuranibari-Kalabari (Boroibari) Sector-                 193.85 acres
 
In Karimganj District
Madanpur-Pallathal Sector                               -           74.55 acres
 

Status of Pillar construction in AP (Adverse Possession) and Undemarcated International Boundary of India-Bangladesh during 2015-16
Sl. No.
Sector's Name
Pillar constructed
Main Pillar
Subsidiary Pillar (SP)
Tertiary Pillar (TP)
Reference Pillar (RP)
TOTAL
1
Dhubri-Kurigram          (Adverse Possession)                       MP1067 to 1067/15-T  Strip Map No. 49
Assam Share
-
2
7
-
9
2
Bangladesh Share
1
2
8
-
11
3
Madanpur-Palathal    (Adverse Possession)                       1370/4-S to 1373/1-S  Strip Map No. 225 & 225/1
Assam Share
1
27
-
-
28
4
Bangladesh Share
1
26
0
-
27
5
Lathitila-Dumabari (Undemarcated dispute)        1397/1-S to 1400/J-RB Strip Map No. 229 & 230
Assam Share
1
7
-
5
13
6
Bangladesh Share
1
8
-
5
14
assam map