R6.7-M Cebu town waterworks project starts

BADIAN, Cebu — The Cebu Provincial Government has officially started the construction of the 16.7million Level II waterworks system in the town of Badian, a project that will benefit at least four barangays of the said town.

The waterworks project – which will cover barangays Matutinao, Malabago, Hinablan, and Balhaan – includes installing pipelines tapped from an underground source in Kabukalan spring located in the upstream part of Kawasan Falls.

Cebu Governor Hilario P. Davide III explained to residents that lack of drinking water, as among the common problems of the town, prompted the province to focus its effort towards providing water transport projects for Badian residents.

Davide said that once completed, the pipeline can supply an estimated 100 cubic meters of drinking water per day to each barangays.

Last September, water shortage was among those discussed during the first consultative assembly of the Capitol’s Caravan of Services program. The project’s launching was held in Badian, where residents were given the opportunity to determine appropriate community projects.

Badian town in southwest Cebu is known to have abundant water sources with its famous Kawasan Falls in Barangay Matutinao. However, some of the barangays near the famous falls experienced a shortage of drinking water caused by lack of pipelines.

Provincial Engineer Hector Jamora, whose office supervises the implementation of the projects, said the laying of pipelines would be completed in the next 125 days. (Mars W. Mosqueda Jr.)