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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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ILOILO City – To avoid wastage of rainwater, the province of Iloilo will embark on a massive construction of rainwater harvesting facilities in water-constraint villages.
This P16.4-million project involves the construction of 25 rainwater harvesting systems in special areas and 42 ferrocement tanks in public schools, according to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO).
The rainwater harvesting systems will be placed near the evacuation sites of Tubungan, Miag-ao, Lambunao, Calinog, Ajuy, Dumangas, San Miguel, Banate, Alimodian, Badiangan, Barotac Nuevo, Bingawan, and Carles.
PENRO will also give priority to the evacuation centers of Dueñas, Janiuay, Leganes, Pavia, Passi City, Pototan, San Enrique, Zarraga, Tigbauan, Oton, San Rafael, and New Lucena.
The ferrocement tanks, on the other hand, will be built in 29 public elementary and secondary schools located in mountainous areas and near the coastline where access to water remains difficult.
Each tank can store 4,000 liters of rainwater which can be used to maintain the cleanliness of the school’s restrooms, classrooms, hand washing areas, and even their gardens.
In Ilog-Ilog Elementary School in Miag-ao, the recently completed ferrocement tank is serving not only the teachers and pupils but as well as the households near the school.
“This project benefits the pupils the most because they will no longer get water from the river,” according to Head Teacher III Arlem Aranza.
The same project in San Rafael National High School in Miag-ao is making major improvement in the way students and faculty members use and conserve water, according to Head Teacher 1 Nora Frigillano. (PNA)
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