Danao Danao to flush out water from 2 brgys. 2 foreign students suggest ways for city to prevent diseases

THE Danao City Council will deliberate this week on how much it will cost to flush out stagnant water in two barangays to eliminate diseases and prevent floods.

City Councilor Edmund Lao said the stagnant water is in catchment areas situated in Barangays Looc and Taytay.

The recommendation to remove the stagnant water came from two foreign students who conducted a study in compliance with their academic requirements abroad.

The students, Ide Opdam and Niels Boers, of the University in Rotterdam School of Applied Sciences in The Nether- lands, recommended that water from Tangon River be used to clean up catchments in Looc and Taytay.

The water from Tangon River is flowing directly to the sea while the water in Looc and Taytay remains stagnant and can no longer flow to the sea because of garbage thrown by informal settlers in the two barangays, and the growing nipa plants.

The foreign students recommended that the water from Tangon River, which is located in the upper portion of Danao City, be diverted to Looc and Taytay to flush out the stagnant water.

However, Opdam and Boers also recommended to the City Council that the stagnant water shall be treated first to prevent pollution in the sea.

The students presented the results of their study during the City Council session last week, presided over by Vice Mayor Thomas Mark Durano and attended by 10 city councilors.

Attendance

Also in attendance were general services head Verulo Armenteros, City Engineering Office head Rosette Villaflor and Fe Morales of the City Waterworks Office.

“They insisted that the project, if implemented, will ensure continuous flow of water to the branches of the river until it reaches the sea. With this, it would eliminate stagnant water thereat, flush out wastes, hence, prevent diseases and flood,” Lao said.

Durano assured the students that the City Government will consider their study for implementation.

Meanwhile, Reyes said that City Mayor Ramon “Nito” Durano III has created the River Management Board now headed by City Administrator Oscar Rodriguez Jr.

Reyes said the creation of the board is also in relation to the bulk water supply deal that the City Government has entered into with Metropolitan Cebu Water District .