New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 500 crore relief for flood-hit Bihar after reviewing the situation in the state where hundreds of people were killed and lakhs of others were displaced.
The centre's relief package comes after Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi requested for help.
The death toll on Monday rose to over 300 and nearly 1.2 crore people have been rendered homeless across 20 districts.
PM Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of those killed and Rs 50,000 for those injured grievously by the floods, reported ANI.
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