Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Madras alumni in India and abroad have donated more than $ 2 million towards Covid relief efforts in India that are being coordinated by their alma mater.
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-M Alumni Charitable Trust played a vital role in the logistics and in liaising with the local government to ensure timely deployment of the units, a statement said.
Elaborating about these efforts, Anand Rajaraman, a partner at a Silicon Valley-based Venture Capital firm Rocketship VC and an IIT Madras alumnus, said, “It is the duty of the Indian diaspora to rally and help the country get through these darkest hours. As a Chennai boy, I am grateful and proud that the IIT Madras Alumni network has mobilised to help Chennai and Tamilnadu with medical equipment and supplies to fill critical gaps and save thousands of lives.”