Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on "denial' of compensation promised by the Centre after the floods that affected 2.5 crore people last year. The relief work was executed with the State's own resources and it was expected that the Centre would provide assistance in due course. "Since the due assistance is being denied on wrong premises, it does not augur well for a healthy Centre-State relationship,' Mr. Kumar has said. The letter was in response to the Centre's reply to his government's memorandum, stating that the State's requirement was assessed to be Rs.745.26 crore against Rs.2,156 crore that it was eligible for from the Central Relief Fund and the National Calamity Contingency Fund. The Chief Minister pointed out that the Centre's "negative' response was likely to have a major impact on the people's perception of the Centre and its role in times of distress.