00:00The Flood Mitigation Structure built by the Department of Public Works and Highways is a big help to the farmers of Tabangawan in La Trinidad, Benguet.
00:09The details are in the national news of Clintis Van Totanes of PIA Cordillera.
00:16This part of Tabangawan in La Trinidad, Benguet is often flooded, especially when the water in the Balili River evaporates due to the strong storm.
00:25There is a big loss to the farmers whenever their crops are flooded, such as strawberries and lettuce.
00:32But now, the crops of the farmers are protected from flooding thanks to the Flood Mitigation Structure built by the DPWH.
00:41When we are flooded, if we don't get anything, we go back to zero.
00:46The Flood Control built by the DPWH is a big help.
00:52We are very thankful to them.
00:55This is a big help to the farmers.
01:01As part of the Flood Protection Project, the 712-meter revetment wall, 266-meter stone masonry structure, and 54-meter rubble concrete gravity wall,
01:11which is far from being protected, not only the crops but also the communities from possible flooding.
01:19The project is said to have raised P86.8 million pesos under the 2024 General Appropriations Act.
01:27The residents nearby are not worried about their houses being flooded.
01:37At the same time, there is also the protection of the university.
01:43The Balili River is one of the tributaries of the Bawang River Basin,
01:47one of the principal rivers targeted by the DPWH for immediate engineering interventions related to flooding.
01:56Reporting from PIA Cordillera, Clint Isvantutanes, Balitang Pambansa.
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