Guwahati: The Mizoram government claimed that it is awaiting a response from its Assam counterpart on the claims submitted by the former in connection with the inter-state boundary dispute.

On Thursday, Mizoram home department official said, “In November last year, we conducted a survey along the border and submitted our claims. It was decided that Assam should send a reply within April or May.”

“We are yet to receive a reply from them”, official added.

However, Mizoram had submitted its claims on the state boundary in February.

Meanwhile, the date for the next round of border talks is yet to be decided.

During the border talks held on November 17 last year, both states had decided that “Mizoram will furnish the list of villages, their areas, geospatial extent, ethnicity of the people and other relevant information within three months to support its claims”, the official said.

It was also decided that the claims could be examined by setting up regional committees from both sides to arrive at an amicable resolution to the vexed border issues.

Mizoram shares a 164.6 km long border with Assam, and both states have a long-standing boundary dispute.