Patna, (Bihar Times): The United States will provide an additional $ 1.2 million (about Rs 4.7 crore) aid for the flood victims of Bihar.

This was announced by the Charge d’ Affairs, Steven J. White, in India. This amount is in addition to the $ 1.05 million (about Rs. 4.1 crores) the United States provided in September 2007, that is just after the devastation.