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John Chambers announces USD1 million donation for sending oxygen units to India

John Chambers, a top American corporate leader and former Cisco CEO, has announced a donation of USD1 million towards a target of sending one lakh oxygen units to India.

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Chambers is the chairman of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF), a US-based India-centric business advocacy group. 

This is the highest individual donation pledged by any corporate leader so far towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India. 

"I'm personally giving USD1M to our goal of shipping 100K oxygen units to India," Chambers said in a tweet. 

He also urged others to donate generously.

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