Patna, February 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to the Seemanchal region of Bihar, is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting on India-Nepal border issues in the Purnea district on Friday.
The meeting will be attended by senior officials from the Bihar Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs, sources said.
The home minister arrived in Bihar on Wednesday.
In Araria, Shah had on Thursday called for a detailed action plan to remove encroachments in areas close to the Nepal border in Bihar, highlighting the region's vulnerability to infiltration.
The directions were issued at a meeting held at the Araria collectorate, attended by administrative and police officers from six other border districts – West Champaran, East Champaran, Supaul, Sitamarhi, Kishanganj, and Madhubani.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, and officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Cooperation were also present in the meeting.
Shah had launched projects worth over Rs 175 crore of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in the Sikti block of Araria, where he expressed concern over infiltration, demographic changes, and encroachments in border areas.
The union home minister is scheduled to conclude his three-day tour of Bihar on Friday.
The Seemanchal region comprises the districts of Purnia, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, and Supaul in Bihar. It has a significant minority population.
