Karkala: The Nitte Education Trust and the Nitte (Deemed to be University) together donated a sum of Rs. 80 lakhs towards flood Relief that devastated Coorg District of Karnataka and some districts of Kerala. The Pro Chancellor of the University Mr.Vishal Hegde handed over a Cheque of Rs. 40 lakhs to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Karnataka Mr. H D Kumaraswamy on 12 th September 2018 towards Coorg Flood Relief Fund.

In addition to the above, another cheque of Rs. 40 lakhs was given to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Kerala Mr. Pinarai Vijayan on 29 th September 2018. Nitte University also showed their solidarity and rose to the occasion by sending medical teams to the affected districts in Karnataka and Kerala with first aid and emergency medicine kits to treat the patients.

The medical team included specialists from Orthopaedics, Psychiatry, Dermatology Dentistry and others to provide advanced treatment to those affected in the aftermath of the devastating floods