In order to avoid future flooding of the "Ulysses" magnitude in Cagayan Valley, six government agencies under the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have agreed to continue their commitment and perform their responsibilities in the rehabilitation of the Cagayan River.
IT'S A DEAL. DENR Regional Executive Director Gwendolyn Bambalan and DPWH Regional Director Loreta Malaluan lead the signing of a memorandum of agreement for sustained Cagayan River restoration, along with officials of other government agencies. The signing was held at the DPWH regional office in Tuguegarao City on Thursday (Feb. 3, 2022) (Photo courtesy of DENR-Cagayan Valley) TUGUEGARAO CITY - To avoid future flooding of the "Ulysses" magnitude in Cagayan Valley, several government agencies under the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have agreed to continue their commitment and perform their responsibilities to sustain the rehabilitation of the Cagayan River. On Thursday, officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Department of Publi
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THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday that it hopes to reduce flooding during the next rainy season via the dredging of the Cagayan River, with operations to initially focus on three sandbars in the north of Cagayan province.
“Within 100 days, we will be able to partially remove (the) sandbars… (around) Magapit.
Kung lalabas ka mga July,
makikita na natin ang resulta nito. Makikita natin na mabawasan na itong flooding dahil
nakabawas na tayo ng sandbars (You will be able to see results by July in the form of reduced flooding because the sandbars will be partly removed),” Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said in a speech Tuesday at the launch of the Cagayan River Restoration Project.
Cagayan River dredging on the way January 29, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Removal of sandbars to clear the constricted section of Cagayan River, known as the Magapit Narrows, will begin on February 2, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary, Roy A. Cimatu, announced today.
“This is the culmination of weeks of meticulous planning and detailed coordination to ensure that each of the dredging equipment is safely transported to the sandbar sites and that bamboos are grown at critical portions of the riverbank needing immediate measures to address stream bank erosion and instability,”
Cimatu said.
According to the Secretary, the sandbar clearing and growing of bamboos “are inseperable twins” that they have adopted as a strategy to protect nearby agricultural lands and crops from damage during typhoons.
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 29 The removal of sandbars to clear the constricted section of Cagayan River, known as the Magapit Narrows, and the massive planting of bamboo along its bank will begin on February 2, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary and Task Force Build Back Better chair Roy A. Cimatu announced on Wednesday. This is the culmination of weeks of meticulous planning and detailed coordination to ensure that each of the dredging equipment is safely transported to the sandbar sites and that bamboos are grown at critical portions of the riverbank needing immediate measures to address stream bank erosion and instability.