The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a flood mitigation project in Barangay Bugnan, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija which will protect residents and farmlands from perennial flooding.
According to the DPWH-Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO), the 830-lineal meter flood mitigation structure which costs P81.4 million was funded under the General Appropriations Act of 2022.
District Engineer Elpidio Trinidad said the project aims to protect the lives and property of the residents from natural calamities such as typhoons and flooding of roads in adjacent low-lying areas.
Trinidad said the DPWH national office and the local government of Gabaldon have committed to build more infrastructures to ensure the safety of the residents and safeguard their source of livelihood.
“The successful implementation of this project was made possible through the collaboration of our office with the local government of Gabaldon and we intend to continue the construction of flood mitigation structures to protect the river-bank areas, including homes and agricultural communities,” said Trinidad.