United States, April 17 -- The World Bank Group today announced the 15-month debarment of Xinjiang Xiaohaizi Water Conservancy Construction and Installation Engineering Co. in connection with fraud as part of the Lushan Earthquake Reconstruction and Risk Reduction Project in China.The project was designed to improve access to disaster resilient infrastructure and strengthen risk reduction in select municipalities of Sichuan Province, as well as to improve emergency preparedness in Shimian County in Sichuan Province. According to the facts of the case, Xinjiang Xiaohaizi failed to obtain prior approval before subcontracting substantial part of the contract to a third party, which is a fraudulent practice.The debarment makes Xinjiang Xiaohaiz...