Cagayan River dredging to start next week
January 28, 2021 | 7:43 pm Font Size PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS THE dredging of the Cagayan River will begin next week to prevent the flooding that hit the region after major typhoons last year, an economic planner said. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 2 Director Dionisio C. Ledres, Jr. said the removal of sandbars will begin next week. The sandbars have been constricting the river waters, contributing to the flooding problem. “On Feb. 2… the DPWH (the Department of Public Works and Highways), the DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resource...
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