Water pressure management, dalawang beses ipatutupad ng MWSS

Transcript

00:00 The water pressure management will be implemented in some parts of Metro Manila

00:04 due to the continuous lowering of the water level in Angat Dam.

00:08 We also know the effect of this on the farmers, according to Clayzel Pardilia.

00:13 Marita's bath is no longer on vacation.

00:18 They bath more and more because of the hot weather.

00:22 It's hot. It's too hot.

00:25 No, we don't save much.

00:27 They get sick if you don't bathe them.

00:32 Abuse of the Metropolitan Water Works and Sewerage System.

00:35 The water pressure management will be implemented twice in some parts of Metro Manila.

00:41 In the past, it was only done from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

00:46 Now, it's from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

00:50 or within 10 hours.

00:53 The concessionaires were ordered to reduce the water pressure that weakens the water supply

00:59 that comes out of the creeks.

01:01 MWSS explained that the water level in Angat Dam is continuously decreasing

01:07 to 179.68 meters.

01:11 It's lower than the minimum operating level of 180 meters.

01:16 From 6 cubic meters per second,

01:18 the water allocation for irrigation of crops was reduced and added to 3 cms.

01:25 That's to give and maintain the 52 cms of water

01:30 that is supplied to the consumers.

01:33 What about the farmers?

01:35 Now, the harvest is almost over.

01:37 Actually, the planters are just a few.

01:40 It's okay to reduce it a little.

01:45 Most of the source of irrigation comes from the farmers.

01:49 MWSS promised to help.

01:53 What we mentioned is coordinated with the Irrigators Association.

01:58 To not affect the crops that need additional water,

02:05 we will give the crops or the Irrigators Association

02:09 a little help just like giving fuel subsidies.

02:16 We gave them around 500 shallow tube wells.

02:19 MWSS also expected that when it rains,

02:24 it will water the crops.

02:26 Kalei Zalpardilla for Pabansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.