Flooding problem not from outside
Posted on August 22, 2006 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Eduardo Pontaoe
22 August 2006
The circumferential dike that our vainglorious columnist Jun Velasco is talking about are the movable dikes of Holland.These dikes moved on hydraulic power to stop the ravages of the North Sea during high tide. If the PCE’s idea of having these contraptions applied in Dagupan nobody can afford it. As of now, I think, it already cost the Dutch $127 billion dollars to construct….that’s with a capital B.
You’re right, Jerry. The problem of flooding is not from the outside, it’s from within. Dagupan does not get flooded during high tide. Flooding happens mostly during the monsoons. The water arteries that are supposed to hasten the flow of water into the sea are clogged…water is retained.
Look at Dagupan. Even during a not heavy downpour the streets and surrounding areas are flooded. Why? The problem lies in the drainage system. It’s either there is a drainage system that is unusable or not at all.
Where is that dredger that Benjie Lim bought with all the fanfare that it will solve the problem? Let us ask our PCE what’s that machine doing right now. According to Ermin’s rat at City Hall, the machine was last seen floating in the Pantal river….out of gas.
And for our illustrious Prolific Columnist Extraordinaire Jun Velasco, he is very lucky to be working in Dagupan. If he were in America…practicing his craft…he would have been cashiered out a long time ago.
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