Photo: BloombergPurnea, Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Bihar and announced Rs500 crore as immediate relief for the state besides Rs2 lakh each to the kin of those who died in the deluge. The decisions came after the prime minister held a meeting with chief minister Nitish Kumar, deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi in Purnea and senior officials of the state government, following his aerial survey. “After the review, the prime minister promised all possible support to the Bihar government,” the PMO said in a statement. The chief minister and his deputy accompanied the PM, official sources said. He was welcomed by chief minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Modi, Disaster Management Department Minister Dinesh Chand Yadav and Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh among others.

Source: Mint August 26, 2017 08:26 UTC