Better drainage, pumping stations not enough to solve Davao’s flooding woes – expert

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Better drainage, pumping stations not enough to solve Davao’s flooding woes – expert
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A man wades through the floodwaters near Bankerohan Market area in Davao City on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The nearby Davao River rose beyond critical level, flooding the communities along its …

A man wades through the floodwaters near Bankerohan Market area in Davao City on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The nearby Davao River rose beyond critical level, flooding the communities along its bank. MindaNews Photo

He added the city must improve on “adaptability and resiliency,” designing infrastructure and drainage improvement projects based on the “hydrologic characteristics of nature.” Manalo said improving drainage and building pumping stations are not “direct solutions due to the mass volume of high-tide water blocking the drain flow.”

The coastal road is a 17.352-kilometer road project, stretching from Jct. Bago , Jct. Talomo, Matina Aplaya, Roxas Avenue to Sta. Ana Wharf toward R. Castillo Avenue and is divided into four segments: Segment A – Bago Aplaya Times Beach, 7.620 km; Segment B – Times Beach – Roxas Avenue, 4.557 km; Segment C- Roxas Avenue-Sta. Ana Wharf Road, 2.026 km; and Segment D – Sta. Ana Wharf Road – Alcantara, R. Castillo, 3.149 km.

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