Doosan Group is making every effort to rescue six employees of Doosan Enerbility who lost contact due to severe flooding in Nepal. As key executives including Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won, who also serves as chairman of Doosan Enerbility, visited the accident site, group-wide support measures are being strengthened.
According to Doosan on the 30th, Park (Chairman) and Vice Chairman Park are personally overseeing the search for missing employees and damage control efforts at the scene in Nepal. Earlier, on the 27th, Jeong Yeon-in, CEO of Doosan Enerbility, who had departed for the site, along with the company's on-site response team, has continued providing on-ground support in cooperation with the government's joint rapid response team and local institutional investors.
It is reported that Park (Chairman) decided to visit the site directly after determining it would be difficult to quickly grasp local developments from within Korea. Earlier, on the 27th, Park (Chairman) stated via an internal bulletin board: "We will prioritize confirming the safety of our employees and ensuring their safe return," adding that "we are concentrating company-wide resources to ensure that all necessary measures for search, rescue, and recovery are carried out swiftly and systematically." Park (Chairman) subsequently arrived in Nepal on the 29th.
Vice Chairman Park also met with reporters after arriving in Nepal, saying, "I came here personally because I believe it is best to oversee the rescue situation directly," and added, "We will work closely with the government response team to ensure that rescue operations are carried out as quickly as possible."
Doosan plans to continue search and rescue efforts using chartered helicopters and drones. However, local weather conditions and whether Nepali authorities grant flight permissions remain uncertain variables. In fact, on the 29th, Doosan Enerbility had planned to deploy a helicopter for missing persons searches, but adverse weather in the morning made operations difficult, and in the afternoon, Nepali authorities did not permit foreign helicopters to fly, causing delays to the plan. Doosan Group intends to continue attempting helicopter flights through consultations with government authorities.
The company is also considering deploying additional on-site response personnel. As of today, it is reported that a total of 14 Doosan Enerbility employees, including CEO Jeong (CEO), are currently conducting rescue operations in the area. Given the severity of the damage and the prolonged nature of rescue efforts, the need for additional manpower is increasingly growing.
Doosan has mobilized all group-wide resources since the accident occurred immediately. Doosan Group decided to provide emergency support amounting to $5 million (approximately 7 billion won) in Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts in Nepal, while Doosan Enerbility established an emergency response headquarters at its Seongnam-si Bundang office in Gyeonggi Province. The head of the emergency response headquarters is Vice President Lee Dong-soo (Head of EHS Division), and the team consists of approximately 40 members.
A Doosan representative stated, "Within limits that do not hinder search operations, Park Jeong-won (Chairman) and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won will closely monitor the situation regarding missing persons searches," adding, "We will cooperate closely with relevant government authorities and business partners to make every possible effort."
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