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Published on July 6, 2015
The survey will cover the population and the amount of land in 162 enclaves inside Bangladesh and India as per the Land Boundary Agreement.
The survey began from 11:00am this morning. 50 Indian teams will carry out the survey in 111 Indian enclaves in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Panchagarh and Nilphamari. 25 Bangladeshi teams will conduct the survey 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal.
Every team, comprising five members, will have representatives from both countries, and a supervisor to monitor their activities.
The survey will continue till July 23, and the teams will submit reports to the authorities concerned of the two countries by the end of this month.
A total of 37,369 people live in the 111 Indian enclaves inside Bangladesh while 14,215 people live in the 51 Bangladeshi enclaves inside Indian territories.
A joint delegation of Bangladesh and India will finalise the survey and decide on the matter of citizenship of the enclave dwellers. It will then prepare a list of Bangladeshi and Indian nationals, and send it to the authorities concerned of the two countries.
The two governments will then finalise the list by July 31 and arrange for their rehabilitation in the country of their choice.
Source: The Daily Star
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