Declog drainage systems, DPWH tells Capiz LGUs

ROXAS C i t y – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) urged local government units (LGUs) in Capiz to complement its declogging operation of drainage systems.

Drainage systems clogged with garbage results to flash floods when it rains, said Engineer Julius Abela, chief

JORDAN, Guimaras – This island province produced 681 metric tons (MT) of (unhusked rice) in the second quarter of 2020, increasing by 312.73 percent from the 165 MT of produced in the same quarter last year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

More than two- thirds or 77.97 percent were irrigated

with 531 MT yield while the 150 MT were rain-fed of the Maintenance and Construction division of DPWH- Capiz 1st Engineering District.

The 1st Engineering District is in the thick of declogging various drainage systems in Capiz in preparation for the expected heavy rains.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has announced that the country would be experiencing a mild La Niña these coming months.

The priorities for declogging are drainages along the national highway, said Abela.

In Roxas City, declogging has started i n Barangay Lawaan while the drainage system in Barangay Sibaguan is seeing some maintenance.

But aside from garbage clogging i n drainage e systems, there’s another concern. Abela said some p r i v a t e c o n s t r u c t i o n activities were disturbing drainage systems.

LGUs could help by, on their own, take the initiative o f h a v i n g d e c l o g g i n g operations, he stressed./