TACLOBAN CITY—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) regional office has successfully completed the dredging of two major waterways in Tacloban City as part of its flood mitigation efforts in the region.
According to the DPWH-8, dredging operations have been completed at Burayan Creek and Mangonbangon Creek, removing 53,958.39 cubic meters of silt from Burayan Creek and 49,653.39 cubic meters from Mangonbangon Creek.
DPWH-8 Regional Director Edgar Tabacon emphasized the importance of these operations in reducing the risk of overflowing riverbanks, particularly during the rainy season.
“With the weather situation here in our region, these dredging operations can help address incidents of flooding, especially during this rainy season,” he said.
The DPWH, through its Equipment Management Division (EMD), has also deployed dredgers to other areas in Eastern Visayas to conduct similar desilting activities.
In Northern Samar, an amphibious excavator is dredging Maroyondoyon and Kaglangkoy Creek in Catarman while similar activity is being done at Bangon River in Palo and Taytayan River in Baybay City.
In Samar, a multi-purpose amphibious dredge is clearing Calbiga River in Calbiga while in Hilongos, Leyte, six waterways are being desilted using amphibious excavator.
In addition, a dredging machine will be deployed to Pagsanga-an River in Ormoc City.
The ongoing and completed dredging projects are part of the DPWH’s broader strategy to enhance waterway capacities and protect communities from flooding.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
