Patna: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (July 27, 2004) assured all assistance to Bihar devastated by floods as the State Government sought a Rs 7000 crore package to undertake the 'massive task' of rebuilding the infrastructure destroyed by the deluge and providing relief to victims.

"I share the concerns of the Bihar Government and the pain of victims. The Centre will extend all help to the State in rehabilitating those rendered homeless and revive agriculture destroyed by the flood," he told a press conference after making an aerial survey of worst-hit Darbhanga, Begusarai, Khagaria and Samastipur districts.

The Prime Minister, who held talks with senior Government functionaries, including Chief Minister Rabri Devi, however, remained non-committal on the issue of providing a special package to Bihar for relief and rehabilitation saying a central team would visit the State on August 3 to assess the extent of damage due to floods.

"It will not be proper for me to announce a package at this moment. The Centre will go by the recommendations made by the team," he said.

Meanwhile, the State's Water Resource Minister Jagdanand Singh who heads the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, told that Chief Minister Rabri Devi had submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister seeking a financial package of Rs 7000 crore for rebuilding infrastructure destroyed and carrying out relief.