France has offered 3 million euros (about 4 million US dollars) for tsunami-hit regions in Asia to help provide clean drinking water, the Ecology Ministry announced Sunday.

The ministry said six public water-dealing companies in France will jointly provide this money. The French government has earlierdonated 41 million euros (56 million dollars) for tsunami-batteredcountries.

The Ecology Ministry and Foreign Ministry will hold a meeting on Monday with the six companies, 15 human groups and representatives of local administrations to discuss how to help tsunami-hit regions in Asia clean drinking water.

The lack of clean drinking water poses a potential threat for the health of the survivors in the tsunami-hit regions. In Sri Lanka alone, there are 1.5 million homeless people. France will provide a batch of equipment to clean drinking water. About 50 pieces will be in Sri Lanka.

The Defense Ministry said Sunday that the country will dispatchtwo vessels, five helicopters and a plane with water-cleaning equipment and medicines.

A 16-people medical team will fly to the tsunami-hit regions toprovide emergency medical care. In addition, a field hospital witha staff of 72 was dispatched to Indonesia Sunday.

Twenty-two French citizens were confirmed dead and 99 are stillmissing in the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.