SMC MULING INUMPISAHAN ANG CLEANUP NG TULLAHAN RIVER
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Upang mabawasan ang pagbaha sa Metro Manila, muling inumpisahan ng San Miguel Corp. (SMC) ang paglilinis ng Tullahan River, tatlong taon matapos makumpleto ang P1-billion effort nito.
Ayon kay SMC Chairman Ramon S. Ang ang regular LIDAR monitoring nito na gumagamit ng laser technology para malaman ang lalim ng river ay nagpakita ng muling naipon na dumi kung kaya’t naging limitado ang kakayanan ng river na salain ang tubig-baha patungong Manila Bay.
“The 27-kilometer river, which runs through Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, Malabon and Navotas, was the first focus of SMC’s Better Rivers PH program that was launched in 2020. By 2022, the company had cleared 1.12 million metric tons of waste and silt from a 10.9-kilometer stretch near the North Luzon Expressway,” aniya.
“The return to Tullahan reflects the company’s long-term commitment to mitigating flooding through river cleanups. It is not unexpected that silt and garbage have re-accumulated. Heavy rains have brought more erosion, and waste dumping continues. That’s why we really need to go back,” dagdag pa ni Ang.
Mula 2020 ay nakapagtanggal na ang Better Rivers PH ng 8.6 million metric tons ng dumi mula sa 165 kilometers ng waterways nang walang gastos ang gobyerno. Nagsagawa na din ng parehong cleanups ang SMC sa Pasig, San Juan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Parañaque at Laguna river systems at kelan lang ay sinimulan ang Alabang at Las Piñas rivers.
“n Quezon City, SMC is working with the local government under a memorandum of agreement to clear obstructions along the river’s easements and restore its natural width. Mayor Joy Belmonte said the initiative complements the city’s flood-control and waste-management programs,” ani Ang.
Maging sina Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian at Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco ay napag-alamang humiling na din sa SMC na magsagawa din ng cleanup sa kanilang sections ng Tullahan at tributaries.
Plano din umano ng SMC na mag-cleanup upstream sa La Mesa Dam at palawakin ang mga sections ng San Juan River at tributaries nito.
Ani Ang, “For five years now, we have been cleaning rivers because flooding disrupts lives and the economy. This is our way of contributing to long-term solutions that affect millions of Filipinos.” This coincides with World Rivers Day, observed by more than 100 countries to promote protection of natural waterways.” (JERRY S. TAN/JOJO SADIWA)