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==Relief== | ==Relief== | ||
As the impending famine came to light, a decision was made at the highest level to save lives at any cost.<ref name=igi-III-488/> [[Rs.]] 40 million were spent on importing 450,000 tons of rice from Burma.<ref name=igi-hall-matthews-bihar>{{Harvnb|Imperial Gazetteer of India|1907|p=488}}, {{Harvnb|Hall-Matthews|1996|p=218}}</ref> Another Rs. 22.5 million were spent in organizing relief for 300 million units (1 unit = one person for one day).<ref name=igi-III-488/> | As the impending famine came to light, a decision was made at the highest level to save lives at any cost.<ref name=igi-III-488/> [[Rs.]] 40 million were spent on importing 450,000 tons of rice from Burma.<ref name=igi-hall-matthews-bihar>{{Harvnb|Imperial Gazetteer of India|1907|p=488}}, {{Harvnb|Hall-Matthews|1996|p=218}}</ref> Another Rs. 22.5 million were spent in organizing relief for 300 million units (1 unit = one person for one day).<ref name=igi-III-488/> | ||