Amit Shah inaugurates NCB's zonal office in Chhattisgarh's Raipur

Raipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the zonal office of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, a government official here said.

The office is located on the third floor of the Central Secretariat building in Sec-24 of Nava Raipur Atal Nagar, he said.

Shah virtually inaugurated the NCB's office from a hotel in Nava Raipur. Among those present were Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai and officials of various departments, the official said.

Subsequently, a meeting on the scenario of narcotics substances in Chhattisgarh being chaired by Shah started, he said.

Shah has been on a three-day visit to Raipur since Friday. On Saturday, he chaired meetings on the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation and inter-state coordination on Naxalism, the official said.