DPWH, MMDA speed up NCR flood control

With less than a year remaining before the loan financing for the delayed, World Bank-funded Metro Manila flood control expires, the government is accelerating project rollout, the Washington-based multilateral lender said.

- BY BEN ARNOLD DE VERA

Since its previous implementation status and results report last November, the World Bank on Jan. 29 pointed to recent “important progress” in the Metro Manila Flood Management Project.

“First, over 64 percent of the target population now benefits from improved flood protection, with more than 1,500 hectares (ha) of flood-prone areas cleared within 24 hours after heavy rainfall,” the World Bank said.