Representatives from the World Bank met with officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to check on the status of the flood management project in the National Capital Region (NCR).
In a statement, the MMDA said World Bank representatives were accompanied by MMDA project proponents to inspect the Vitas Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila where the Solid Waste Granulator and Brick Making Facility, a technology that converts solid waste to reusable by-products such as eco-bricks, eco-hollow blocks, eco-concrete barriers, and bio-waste compost materials, was initiated.
They also visited the Market and Collection Day for the Mobile Materials Recovery Facility (MMRF) Activity wherein residents of Barangay Sto. Rosario Kanluran in Pateros can trade their recyclables for grocery items.
The two were among the projects initiated by the MMDA under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP).
"The Metro Manila Flood Management Project Phase 1 that aims to reduce flood vulnerability of Metro Manila is on the right track. Amid the continuous increase of waste generated in the metropolis, the MMDA shall continue pursuing initiatives and technologies that improve solid waste management in the metropolis," said MMDA chairman Romando Artes.
"We are committed to working together with the concerned agencies to achieve a Metro Manila that is more resilient to floods," he added.
The Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP) is the Phase 1 of the implementation of the Metro Manila Flood Management Masterplan that aims to reduce the vulnerability to and strengthen resilience against floods.
The Project is a joint venture of the MMDA and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under the financial grant of the World Bank Group – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
MMDA is in-charge of the implementation of the Metro Manila Flood Management Project’s Component 4, Project Management, Support and Coordination, and Component 2 or Minimizing Solid Waste in Waterways, which aims to improve solid waste management in barangays surrounding the pumping stations that will ultimately help maintain the efficiency of pumping stations.