DPWH, MMDA, WB inspect major NCR flood-control project
By Chito Chavez
Published Mar 11, 2023 05:50 am
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Saturday, March 11, that it recently inspected the ongoing Metro Manila Flood Management Project (MMFMP) Phase 1 with the World Bank (WB) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to ensure its strict compliance with the agency's environmental safety framework.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the check was part of a two-day capacity building program held from March 6 to 7 where participants also assessed the findings from the agency's inspection.
The inspection was conducted by technical staff from the DPWH and MMDA, along with the project's management consultants and contractors, and World Bank environmental officers.
Bonoan said the capacity building program covered joint environmental and social safeguards screening of Libertad Pumping Station, Vitas Pumping Station, MMDA Solid Waste Management Facility, Proposed Disposal Site in Malabon, and Proposed Pumping Station in Doña Imelda, Quezon City, which are all part of the MMFMP Phase 1.
It also included a review and cumulative impact assessment from the site visits to make sure the project complies with the DPWH's Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) pursuant to the policies of the World Bank, the project's funding institution, the DPWH noted.
The MMFMP Phase 1 is a DPWH and MMDA project jointly funded by World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank under loan agreement signed on Dec. 19, 2017.
It aims to rehabilitate and modernize in Metro Manila 36 old pumping stations, construct 30 new pumping stations; minimize solid waste in waterways; and prioritize housing and resettlement of informal settler families that will have to be relocated from the waterways.
DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the check was part of a two-day capacity building program held from March 6 to 7 where participants also assessed the findings from the agency's inspection.
The inspection was conducted by technical staff from the DPWH and MMDA, along with the project's management consultants and contractors, and World Bank environmental officers.
Bonoan said the capacity building program covered joint environmental and social safeguards screening of Libertad Pumping Station, Vitas Pumping Station, MMDA Solid Waste Management Facility, Proposed Disposal Site in Malabon, and Proposed Pumping Station in Doña Imelda, Quezon City, which are all part of the MMFMP Phase 1.
It also included a review and cumulative impact assessment from the site visits to make sure the project complies with the DPWH's Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) pursuant to the policies of the World Bank, the project's funding institution, the DPWH noted.
The MMFMP Phase 1 is a DPWH and MMDA project jointly funded by World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank under loan agreement signed on Dec. 19, 2017.
It aims to rehabilitate and modernize in Metro Manila 36 old pumping stations, construct 30 new pumping stations; minimize solid waste in waterways; and prioritize housing and resettlement of informal settler families that will have to be relocated from the waterways.