Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the media as UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Assam CM Tarun Gogoi look on at LGBI Airport in Guwahati on Monday. PTI

Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi with Gogoi after their arrival at the airport in Jorhat on Monday for an aerial suvey of flood-affected areas in the state. PTI

The PM announced a Rs 500 crore package for Assam which has been battling the worst floods in recent times that has left 77 people dead and nearly five lakh homeless. PTI

The PM and Sonia Gandhi undertook an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Jorhat, Dhemaji and Dakshin Dinajpur and witnessed the extensive damage to life and property in parts of the state. PTI

The PM also announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh to the next of the kin of each of the 77 dead. PTI

Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member from Assam, announced the primary focus would be on rescuing people who have been left marooned in flood-hit areas and providing relief to them. PTI

Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Gogoi hold a meeting with senior officers to review relief measures taken in the flood-affected areas of Assam in Jorhat on Monday. PTI

As many as 4,000 persons have been rescued and 20 tonnes of relief material has been airlifted by the Air Force, Singh said. PTI