Central SOEs Contribute to Traffic Recovery in Flood-Hit Henan

The Central China's province of Henan has been swamped by heavy rains which caused severe flooding.

By midnight of July 21, more than 1.24 million people in 89 counties, districts and municipals across Henan had been affected by the heavy downpours and floods.

The water level of the Guojiaju Reservoir at the Jinshui River in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan, rapidly rose and some parts of the dam collapsed on July 21, leading to a potential breaking of the entire dam.

China Anneng rescuers drain water on the road in Henan. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

China Anneng Construction Group Corporation Limited immediately dispatched professional personnel to dig sluice channels to lower the water levels and guarantee security of the urban area of Zhengzhou and the middle line of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

China Anneng Group was restructured from a hydraulic and hydropower plant engineering construction arm of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force and specializes in emergency rescue.

By 8 am July 22, a total of 330 personnel and 95 pieces of equipment had been sent to Henan for emergency rescue.

By noon of that day, water levels of the reservoir had been lowered to 153 meters and discharge was maintained at a rate of 30 cubic meters per second.

Professional personnel of China Anneng Group's Nanchang Rescue Base take on the water drainage mission in Zhengzhou in the evening of July 21. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Subsidiaries of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) sent professional workers and allocated loaders, water pumps and shovels to control water level elevation in the Beiyao Reservoir in Luoyang and the Tahe River in Luohe.

Xinxing Cathay International Group's subsidiary in Central China's Hubei Province urgently sent an 11-member team and three self-developed drainage vehicles to central areas of the flood-hit region on July 21. At present, four ponding areas have been handled.

Zhengzhou is a major traffic hub in China traversed by several key national highway and railways. The flooding impacted stations and the arteries. Central SOEs urgently got busy with the repair work.

In addition to land traffic, aviation transport was also stopped because of the flooding. To make sure rescuers and supplies could reach the flood-hit areas in time, central SOEs in Henan worked at full steam to repair traffic lines.

23rd Metallurgical Construction Group Co., Ltd. of China Minmetals Corporation was responsible for repair of subway line 1 in Zhengzhou. More than 90 employees were sent to the site, draining water from the subway platforms and from between the layers of cable.

The company works also played a role in protecting people's lives. By 11 am July 21, more than 100 victims of the flood were out of danger and 500 passengers had been evacuated from stations thanks to China Minmetals' employees.

CCCC First Highway Engineering Group Co., Ltd. dispatched employees and allocated machinery at the Mengzhou Yellow River Bridge project to repair road at Zhaogou village in Gongyi cut by landslide on July 20. The road re-opened on the afternoon of July 21 after emergency repairs.

Employees of CCCC First Highway Engineering Group Co., Ltd. repair road at Zhaogou village in Gongyi cut by a landslide on July 20. [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]

Employees of China Energy Engineering Group Southern Construction and Investment Co., Ltd. at the urban village renovation project in Jiaozuo rushed to the landslide site at the Wengjian Community in the morning of July 21 and rescued local traffic.

China Tonghao (Zhengzhou) Electrification Bureau Electrical Service Company sent nearly 700 employees and allocated 16 large emergency machines to the frontline to repair highways and railways as well as power lines and internet signal facilities.

Impacted by heavy rains, many flights were canceled, causing delays for passengers at the airport. Airlines like China National Aviation Holding Company, China Eastern Air Holding Co. Ltd and China Southern Air Holding Company soon made ticket changes and provided refunds and at the same time allocated transport capacity to guarantee smooth air corridors and steady supply transport.

(Executive editor: Niu Yilin)