GENERAL SANTOS CITY: The University
of the Philippines – National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP-NIGS) in
partnership with the RD Foundation, General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and
Industries, Inc. (GSCCCII) and the city government will start a study here for
the enhancement of landslide and flooding susceptibility information, a new press
release said.
The study will take four months and
started last Wednesday, will analyze the susceptibility of areas around Makar
River in terms of flooding and landslide.
This research is expected to
provide an updated and more comprehensive information, following the data given
by DENR-MGB last 2005 on the flooding susceptibility of Makar River.
Mayor Ronnel Rivera explained they
are expecting the study will guide the city on what to do in order to protect
its residents living along the river.
The study will cover the
seven-kilometer stretch of Makar River starting in its estuary, added Rivera.
Also, the research will give
particular emphasis to the possible effects of these natural phenomena to
Gensan and its development plans by integrating various climate change
scenarios, the mayor said.
Profiles on Makar River’s average
depth, sediment thickness, flow rate will be provided by the study as the inventory of local flooding events,
Morphometry, Geomorphic Evolution, Bathmetry studies will also be carried out
by UP-NIGS specialists.
The cost of the study cost about P3-million.
Last Nov. 25, 2014, a MOA was signed
by the involved parties pursue the research. (with
reports from Ian John M. Lagare)