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Thus, the 2015 LBA implements the unresolved issues stemming from

o the un-demarcated land boundary—approximately 6.1-km long—in three sectors, viz. Daikhata-56 (West Bengal), Muhuri River–Belonia (Tripura) and Lathitila–Dumabari (Assam);

o exchange of enclaves; and

o Adverse possessions, which were first addressed in the 2011 Protocol.

The nearly 14,000 residents of the Bangladeshi enclaves in India have decided to stay on and become citizens as per the option given to them under the LBA. 971 residents of the Indian enclaves in Bangladesh, out of the nearly 37,000, opted for Indian citizenship.