COTABATO CITY (Feb. 6, 2017 / ARMM Bureau of Public Information) – Officials of government agencies, including those under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), were convened on Monday, February 6, at the Office of the Regional Governor for a coordination meeting on the current build-up of water hyacinth in parts of Maguindanao and Cotabato City rivers.
The meeting, led by Executive Secretary Laisa Alamia, discussed plans for a short-term solution to the problem that began last Monday, January 30. Affected areas are the river waters between Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City and between Datu Piang, Maguindanao and Midsayap, North Cotabato.
Water hyacinth has already covered around four hectares on these waters and some have already formed into islets based on a report from the region’s Humanitarian and Emergency Action Response Team (HEART). Unless checked immediately, the build-up will likely result in the rise of river water that could inundate nearby areas.||| |||buy xifaxan online with |||
James Mlok, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Maguindanao 2nd district engineer, said his team has started to clear up parts of the river below Sajid Piang Bridgeconnecting Datu Piang and Midsayap as early as last week.
As agreed upon during the meeting, DPWH will re-start the removal of water hyacinth build-up in the Datu Piang-Midsayap area of the river on Tuesday, February 7.||| |||buy pepcid online with |||