An entire panel of plywood, along with plastic materials, impeded the flow of water in the drainage system, MMDA general manager Procopio Lipana said in a dzBB interview.
“Despite our continuous cleaning of waterways, we still get a lot of garbage,” Lipana said in Filipino.
On Saturday, the agency recorded flooding along the northbound lane of EDSAOrtigas in front of Camp Aguinaldo.
Lipana appealed to the public to be responsible in disposing of their garbage. He also pointed out that aside from the substantial volume of garbage that had blocked the drainage systems, the sudden and significant volume of rainwater and the relatively modest capacity of the drainage system were contributing factors to the flooding.
Permanent solution?
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