IIT Madras alumni raise $2 million for COVID-19 relief, donates 200 oxygen concentrators

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.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras has announced that its Alumni in India and abroad have donated more than USD 2 Million towards COVID relief efforts in India that are being coordinated by their Alma Mater. IIT Madras is using a phased approach for deployment to ensure a high impact.IIT Madras has handed over 200 Oxygen concentrators (10 liters capacity each) purchased with the aid of these donations, to the Greater Chennai Corporation.

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.

Dr. Jane Prasad, Registrar, IIT Madras, handed over 74 BiPAP Units to Chennai Corporation Officials recently. IIT Madras Alumni have also donated 200 Oxygen Concentrators (5 liters each) to Telangana Government.Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director, IIT Madras, handed over 200 Oxygen concentrators (10 liters capacity each), purchased with the aid of these contributions.

Mr. Kaviraj Nair, CEO (Development Office), IIT Madras, added, “We saw a tremendous response from our alumni who rose to the occasion and contributed generously to Covid relief activities. IIT-M alumni have demonstrated again that we are conscious of our social responsibilities and most willing to help our nation in times of need.”

Besides these efforts, IIT Madras has formed a Covid Relief Fund to support students and faculty who are in distress due to the medical exigencies caused by the pandemic. In the last financial year, IIT Madras raised as much as Rs 96 lakh to cater to the Covid relief requirements of students and employees of IIT Madras.

"The Startups incubated by IIT Madras are also at the forefront of the nation’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic. Modulus Housing, founded by IIT Madras alumni in 2018 and incubated by IIT Madras Incubation Cell, developed a portable hospital unit that can be installed anywhere within a few hours. Called ‘MediCAB,’ it is a decentralized approach to detect, screen, identify, isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in their local communities through these portable microstructures, " adds CEO Kaviraj Nair.

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