Chennai, May 16 (MExN): The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST), Deemed to be University has donated Rs1.10 crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund (TNCMPRF)in an effort to effectively support efforts of the Government of Tamil Nadu to contain the spread of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic .
SRMIST’s Pro Chancellor (Academics) Dr P Sathyanarayanan, Chairman of Ramapuram campus Dr R Shivakumar and Co-Chairman S Niranjan met the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru M K Stalin and handed over the contribution on behalf of SRMIST.
Founder Chancellor of the SRM Group of Institutions, Dr T R Paarivendhar, who is also a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Perambalur Constituency mentioned that the amount donated to TNCMPRF was the generous contribution of all employees working in Kattankulathur, Vadapalani, Ramapuram, Trichycampuses and all other institutions under Valliammai Society to curb the spread of corona virus.
The SRMIST expressed appreciation for the CM taking ‘timely and earnest’ action to curb the spread of the virus across the State.
In support of the steps taken by the Government of Tamil Nadu, SRMIST has also been playing a key role in treating of COVID 19 patients at its hospitals in Kattankulathur, Vadapalani (SIMS Hospital) and Trichy including providing quarantine facilities with 1300 beds at above Hospitals, it stated.
