Shillong, Oct 10: Deputy Chief Minister and Chairman of the Regional Committee for West Jaintia Hills, Sniawbhalang Dhar today assured that the situation in Lapangap is under control and normalcy is expected to return in the next few days.

The assurance comes a day after a clash broke out between Karbi and Pnar villagers along the Assam and Meghalaya interstate border resulting in the death of one person.

The incident occurred due to harvesting by local residents, which has never happened before, and is not directly related to the border dispute between the two states.

He told reporters that the Chief Ministers of both states have spoken, and the regional committees will decide on the course of action to resolve the issue.

Dhar emphasized that the district administration has been instr

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