Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced an aid package of Rs 500 crore for Assam, which has been severely hit by floods. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jul/floods.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 318px; " /> The announcement came after the prime minister and Congress president Sonia Gandhi undertook an aerial survey of some flood affected districts of the state today. &quot;The Rs 500 crore is sanctioned for immediate relief of the state. A central team will start assessing the total damage of the floods in the state and all the required financial assistance will be extended to the state government based on the assessment of the central team,&quot; said the prime minister, while reading out a statement before the media at LGBI International Airport near Guwahati. u00a0

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi today undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit Assam.

PM announces Rs 500 crore aid for flood-hit Assam

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