My last Manila trips have been cancelled twice due bad weather condition. Right now I am waiting again ... As we all know: also Manila and its people suffered very much during the last weeks.
Retarding basins will be built now in low lying areas of Metro Manila, including Espana Boulevard, as part of national government's approach to flooding problem that has cost already billions of Pesos annually.
In a media briefing I learned from Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio L. Singson, who said, that he has high hopes on the construction of water retarding or detention basins as most viable solution to reduce downstream flooding during rainy season.
Such basins are constructed to temporarily store some, if not all, of the rain water run-off, to absorb and contain flooding in periods of high rain and pump it out later at regulated rate of flow to a level that can be safely carried by nearby rivers or esteros.
Secretary Singson cited the construction of a detention tank underneath Padre Burgos Circle during the development stage of the present Fort Bonifacio Global City that has now been helping saved the area, including that of Kalayaan Avenue (where I usually like to stay in a Hotel during my Manila visits!) and Efipanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) from flooding.
Secretary Singson said that inasmuch as flood management in Metro Manila is under the Metropolitian Manila Development Authority, this is proposed engineering solutions will be discussed wuth MMDA officials.
