IIT Madras alumni donate USD 2 million for Covid-19 relief efforts, hands over 200 oxygen concentrators

IIT Madras alumni donated USD 2 million for Covid-19 relief efforts in India. A portion of this money was used to hand over 200 oxygen concentrators of 10 litres capacity each to Chennai Corporation. Here are the other steps taken by IIT Madras against Covid-19.

IIT Madras alumni have donated USD 2 million for Covid-19 relief efforts in India. The institute used the amount to hand over 200 oxygen concentrators of 10 litres capacity each to Chennai Corporation. IIT Madras is using a phased approach for deployment to ensure a high impact. The fundraising was coordinated by the office Of Alumni and Corporate Relations (ACR), IIT Madras, in association with IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America and IITM Foundation in the US. The IIT Madras Alumni Charitable Trust played a vital role in the logistics and in coordinating with the local government to ensure timely deployment of the units.