The Vellore Institute of Technology donated ₹1 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Relief Fund for cyclone relief. Founder G. Viswanathan handed the draft to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati. “Standing with the people and extending help during natural disasters is the moral duty of VIT University,” he said.

The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore has donated a sum of ₹1 crore to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Relief Fund to undertake relief and rehabilitation work for people affected by Cyclone Arnab and Murasu.

According to a press release, G. Viswanathan, founder and chancellor, VIT, handed over the demand draft of the donation to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati, in the presence of Sankar Viswanathan and Sekar Viswanathan, vice presidents of VIT. “Standing with the people and extending help during natural disasters is the moral duty of VIT University,” Mr. Viswanathan said, the release said.