(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-05-20 16:09

Responding to the May 12 earthquake disaster in Sichuan Province, Jorge Mora, CEO of Veolia Environnement Asia, announced that VE China donates 4 million yuan to the Chinese government, including cash and 3 mobile water treatment plants capable of providing emergency water supplies to 15,000 people daily.

These equipments played a very important role in the humanitarian relief following the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and were called "life equipments."

According to the coordination with China Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ministry, those equipments were transported to Sichuan Province on May 19.In addition, 3 French volunteers have been dispatched to the disaster area to give technical support when the equipments are putting into services.

Moreover, VE China selected 10 water experts nationwide and sent them to the city of Chengdu. The waste management division is working with the Ministry of Environmental Protection for waste management and treatment issues. The waste service VES could provide including municipal and hazardous waste expertise to advise how to treat the quantities of waste by setting up temporary waste treatment facilities.

The water plant operated by Veolia Water in Chengdu was asked by local water authorities for expert supports and is also working for 24-hours water services for the region.

Veolia Environnement headquareters also attended the meetings at the French Foreign Ministry to coordinate French relief efforts.

Meanwhile, a donation has been organized within Veolia Environnement China. More than 10,000 employees have participated to the contribution to help the victims of the earthquake disaster.

Veolia Water, Veolia Environmental Services, Veolia Energy and Veolia Transport, the 4 business divisions of the group, will put into full play their expertises and are ready at any time to provide assistance on manpower, material resources and techniques.

In the post-disaster reconstruction, Veolia Environnement will work closely with the local governments to help the earthquake victims to pull through and reestablish their homestead.