Residential and agricultural areas in Montevista, Davao de Oro are now secured against threat of inundation after the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) constructed a flood control structure along Manat River.
DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, citing a report from DPWH Regional Office 11 Director Juby B. Cordon, said that the protective structure is a revetment wall located at the section of Manat River from Barangay Bangkeruhan Sur to Bangkeruhan Norte that connects to Agusan River.
Implemented by the DPWH Davao de Oro Second District Engineering Office (DEO), the revetment wall measuring 246.4 linear meters was built using reinforced concrete with steel sheet piles and grouted riprap for backslope protection.
The revetment wall completed in the amount of P57.03 million protects lives and properties in agricultural communities from possible overflowing of Manat River come rainy season.
The construction of the revetment wall was funded under the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA).