ENGINEER Ferdinand Magada, chief of Construction Section of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), on Friday, April 12, said that clogged inlets along Lacson Street caused the floods in the area last Wednesday.
Magada said that due to heavy rains, water quickly rose because some of the inlets at Lacson Street were covered by garbage.
“Our maintenance personnel were deployed in the area and they found out that the inlets were full of garbage,” he said.
He added the drainage projects from Rizal to Mandalagan Bridge were already complete and they are only fixing some minor items.
The drainage project along Rizal Street going to Capitol Lagoon on Lacson Street costs P20 million while the one from Lacson Street towards Mandalagan Bridge is worth P35 million.
Magada said the old drainage line were already connected to the new drainage line from Rizal Street to Mandalagan Bridge.
On Wednesday, some netizens posted on social media the floods occurred at Lacson Street and Circumferential Road.
Magada added that they will intensify their monitoring to avoid similar incidents.