PRESS RELEASE
Sept. 26, 2022
PR-22-09-086
MMDA Inspects Pumping Station, EFCOS After Karding Onslaught
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Acting Chairman Engineer Carlo Dimayuga III inspected several locations vital in flood control and management across the region a day after super typhoon Karding hit Luzon, including Metro Manila.
Dimayuga inspected C-6 Taguig Pumping Station, Effective Flood Control Operation System (EFCOS) in Pasig, and the proposed location for a pumping station to be built at Tatalon/Araneta in Quezon City.
According to Dimayuga, floodgates operated as designed and diversion of floodwater in Laguna Lake helped in its immediate subsiding.
"Water from Marikina River didn't reach its spilling level because it was diverted to Laguna lake for temporary storage and then released to Manila Bay," Dimayuga said.
"Meanwhile, all the eight gates in EFCOS were operational and released 2400 cubic meters of water per second, all of which were released to Laguna lake. This benefitted residents of Marikina," he added.
Dimayuga also inspected Tatalon/Araneta where there is a proposed construction for a pumping station that is expected to address the frequent flooding in the area.
"We are modernizing and adding pumping stations as part of our flood mitigation interventions under the Metro Manila Flood Management Project aimed at improving flood management in NCR," he said.
The MMDA hoisted its red alert status since Sunday and has created Task Force Karding as it braced the effects of the super typhoon.
Dimayuga yesterday monitored the situation in various areas in Metro Manila at the agency's Metrobase Command Center to ensure that all roads were passable.
The agency has deployed its frontline personnel and emergency vehicles to assist those who were affected and conducted water rescue.
Dimayuga yesterday monitored the situation in various areas in Metro Manila at the agency's Metrobase Command Center to ensure that all roads were passable.
The agency has deployed its frontline personnel and emergency vehicles to assist those who were affected and conducted water rescue.
MMDA Acting Chairman Engr. Carlo Dimayuga III inspects some of the agency's flood control structures such as the Taguig pumping station and EFCOS / Manggahan Floodgates in Pasig City. These structures helped in flood mitigation during the onslaught of super typhoon Karding.
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