CHENNAI: IIT-Madras alumni in India and abroad have donated more than US$ 2 million towards Covid relief efforts that are being coordinated by their alma mater.
The fundraising was coordinated by the Alumni and Corporate Relations (ACR) office of IIT-Madras in association with IIT-Madras Alumni Association of North America and IITM Foundation in the US.
The institute has already handed over 200 oxygen concentrators (10 litre capacity each) — purchased with the aid of these donations — to the Greater Chennai Corporation and 74 BiPAP units.
IIT-Madras alumni have also donated 200 oxygen concentrators (five litre each) to Telangana.
IIT-M alumni contribute US$ 2 mn for Covid relief efforts
