MINALIN - This town's local chief executive yesterday lambasted the executives of the Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) in the regional office for the poor implementation of flood control projects in the locality.
"We
would like to express our out cry involving the present condition of
our dike here," Mayor Edgar Flores told Sun Star Pampanga in an
interview.
The
mayor explained that he has
been consistently coordinating with the public works since he assumed
office last June to verify whether the dike can contain the expected
volume of water this rainy season.
"Masama ang aming lagay dito sa Minalin. May problema ang Sta. Rita Tail Dike, delikado ang aming mga kababayan," he added.
Flores
maintained
that as of this time, the main concern is the safety of all the people
in town whom according to him are now at the mercy of nature.
However,
he said that the municipal government would be taking the issue to
higher level so that the problem would be addressed and the same
incident would occur in the future.
It can be recalled that strong current of water
had weakened the foundation of Sta. Rita Tail Dike which resulted to damages in
several portions.
Reports
have it that in one section alone of the dike, the length of damage is now about 40 meters.
Earlier,
Flores ordered the evacuation of the residents in affected barangays to make sure that they would free from any
harm as the situation gets even worse.
He
is also currently leading a group of volunteers in the sandbagging activities to reinforce
and prevent further damage in the dike.
Asked about his assessment on the performance of the DPWH regional office, "lousy ang trabaho nila," he ended.
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