DILG DHSUD tells LGU enforce no build zones
One wonders how come we have cyclical experience of flood and other calamities. We did well with earthquake drills, but not so much in flood conrol and prevention. We all know the science about that
1. Weather forecasting - it is well done
2. Rainfall and flood warning - well done.
But our residents continue to live in flood prone areas, (especially the illegal settlers) there is flooding, there is flood victim relief, temporary shelter, they return to their homes that have been flooded.
May we suggest:
1 To relocate those who are in dangerous risky areas: near creeks, river banks, lakes
2. Enforce strictly no build zones in the CLUP of LGUs
3. Enjoin developers to improve their drainage and provide for storm water impounding area.
Why dont we follow the Ortigas and Ayala way of flood management: deepen and widen the creek
What we see with the Cainta Marikina and Antipolo developers is that they even block some of the
creek or choke them by making them smaller.
Also the science part shall the regulators shall not allow development along or near areas:
1. Where there is low land level or equal to sea level when there is a high tide
2. No build zone in areas where there is cofluence of flood water and tide movements. As in
Pampanga, Bulacan: Balagtas, Hagonoy, Masantol, Macabebe. Yes there are no build zones by' LLDA
This post remembers the warning of late Dr. Raymundo Punongbayan (the Americans left Clark and Subic days ahead of June 12 and 15 eruption because they listened to Punongbayan. I do)
1. Do not build in high altitude area, what is up must come down (Look at Baguio, Mt Province
Leyte landslides
2. The coastal areas will continue to sink due to global warming: melting of iceberbs and glaciers.
How prophetic.
This the company we had avoided building along lakeside, along huge rivers. Lately flood risk area, with only 2 meters elevation vs the sea had to be refused and shelved because it will be just like Hagonoy.
N.B Recently a local govt agency granted a permit to set up a 500 KVA high power lines near residential units. Has the science on EMF low frequency on health been established: safe or unsafe?
