Officials of Gujarat and Rajasthan came together to "identify" the boundaries of the two states in Sabarkantha district, on Wednesday.

The team of Gujarat officials was led by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Idar taluka R K Dagal. Mohanlal Dayma, SDM of Kotra in Udaipur, led the team from Rajasthan.

Dagal said: "We are awaiting the formal permission from the settlement commission of Gujarat to begin the demarcation exercise. Till then, both teams are tallying the land records."

He added, "Soon the survey work on the disputed land with Survey number 30, 33 and 34 in Mathasra village of Khedbrahma Vijaynagar and Poshina Taluka of Sabarkantha will be conducted."

He said it is a time consuming job and it will be difficult to specify the time limit. Dayma said that officials from the two states have met in the wake of a letter written by the joint secretary of Rajasthan to his Gujarat counterpart to settle the issue. "A total of 10 blocks including one belonging to state government have been the main issue behind the dispute and it is being tallied by both states," said Dagal.

Sabarkantha Inspector of Land Record H M Dhanak said more than 25 landowners have filed the complaint regarding encroachment on their land by the people in adjacent land which is part of Rajasthan.