"ITT ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT” and “ITT WATER TECHNOLOGY" Divisions give their support to the TSUNAMI's victims supplying and installing reverse osmosis and water chlorination equipment

18/01/2005

As numerous Companies and large Corporations, also ITT Industries have undertaken to provide material support to the populations hit by the violent Tsunami in South-East Asia. This terrible event has already cost over 160 thousand human lives and its consequences are endangering many thousands of other people who remain homeless with unsustainable nutrition, lack of water and dramatic health conditions.

In consideration of Fluid Technology’s composite knowledge and experience in the area of water supply, treatment and distribution, the Advanced Water Treatment Group and Water Technology have undertaken to supply and install reverse osmosis and water chlorination equipment from PCI, along with booster pumps from Lowara for the potable water relief of the population in selected locations of Sri Lanka.

Lowara shipped 200 centrifugal pumps in AISI 304 HM series and 20 drainage pumps, DOC series.
Appropriate contacts have been established with the local authorities in order to make sure that the equipment reaches its destinations according to the needs and also to set up training program for the local users of the equipment.

On a broader scale, ITT Industries provided other aid, which is being coordinated at the highest levels of the Corporation, including financial support to the Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations.
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ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales.