El Nino’s effects
THE catastrophic effects of the El Nino phenomenon in the Philippines continue to worry government authorities and the general public.
Although the taps at home in the metropolis will not dry up as the summer peaks next month, the pressure level will be much lower.
It’s because the supply allocation from Angat Dam will be reduced by mid-April.
The National Water Resources Board was reported as saying that allocation from Angat might be changed depending on the water level there.
Thus, it may be useful, then, for the people, particularly those in Metropolitan Manila, to conserve water owing to the depleting of Angat Dam.
We share the view of many that there’s that urgent need to preserve water from Angat to get through the summer months.
“Dapat magtipid tayo ng tubig dahil hindi natin alam kung may mga ulan na pagdating ng Hunyo,” a worried housewife said.
Angat Dam supplies 90 percent of the potable water requirements in the heavily-populated metropolis and nearby provinces.
Located in Norzagaray, Bulacan the dam likewise irrigates close to 30,000 hectares of farmlands in Bulacan and Pampanga.
We have to take now – and fast.
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