With the lockdown in place, the campus community of IIITH rose to the occasion and got involved in various activities of campus maintenance including regular cleaning of roads, watering plants, arranging for the supply and delivery of essential commodities such as groceries, vegetables, milk, medicine, sanitizers etc to community members.
Another important initiative of IIITH during these troubled times was the Community Kitchen. The effort involved support to those in distress due to the lockdown and the covid situation: meal packets sent to migrant labour and others, financial support to several contract employees of campus outlets, soaps and sanitary pads to those who need it desperately, etc. Thus, over 16,000 food packets were supplied till May 31.