Three (3) flood control structures completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) along the Pentor-Balsik, Pagalanggang, and Pita Rivers all in Dinalupihan, Bataan now ensure protection of locals against water overflow in times of torrential rains.
DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, citing reports from DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller A. Tolentino, identified the Barangays of Daang Bago, Old San Jose, and Pita as the recipient communities of protective structures built by the DPWH Bataan First District Engineering Office (DEO).
Completed in Barangay Daang Bago is a 389-linear-meter long, 5.66-meter high, 0.2-meter thick concrete slope protection on steel sheet pile as well as channel excavation along the section of Pentor-Balsik River.
The newly-constructed protective structure, which was completed in the amount of P49 million, now safeguards residents living in the area while minimizing possible damage to crops and public structures nearby.
In Barangay Old San Jose, a 209.44-linear-meter long and 6.17-meter high flood control structure along the right side of Pagalanggang River was built to protect low-lying residential and agricultural areas from the threat of flooding.
The P24.49 million Pagalanggang River Flood Control Structure in Barangay Old San Jose is also expected to protect the adjacent local road by preventing floodwaters from eroding or washing out road sections that can reduce the road’s load-carrying capacity.
Meanwhile, a total of 257.70-linear-meter concrete slope protection works along the left and right banks of the Pita River was also recently completed in Barangay Pita by the DPWH Bataan First DEO.
Costing P24.49 million, the flood control structure now acts as a barrier against water overflow and possible erosion which in turn avoids the occurrence of flash floods that residents and farmers living near Pita River usually experience during extreme rainfall.