| PIX: 81 die in Assam floods; PM announces Rs 500 cr aid by messanger on 03 July, 2012 - 12:00 AM | ||
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 messanger | PIX: 81 die in Assam floods; PM announces Rs 500 cr aid on 03 July, 2012 - 12:00 AM | |
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday announced an ad-hoc financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to flood-ravaged Assam, where floods and landslides have claimed 81 lives so far.The PM made the announcement in Guwahati after making an extensive aerial survey of flood induced damages in three districts of Assam -- Jorhat, North Lakhimpur and Dhemaji -- along with United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. | ||