Councilor Louie John Bonguyan of the second district is opposing the postponement of operation of the Davao City Water District’s (DCWD’s) Bulk Water Supply Project to solve the water shortage in Davao City.
Apo Agua Infrastructura, Inc. is taking the lead role in the construction of the project to fast-track its completion which will provide 300 million liters of safe water daily to over one million Dabawenyos. It targets project completion by the end of 2022.
Bonguyan, chairperson of the Committee of Energy and Water of the City Council, said based on their conversation with the company’s top official, they themselves led the construction and this month of September they are in full swing with their construction works as they are targeting to implement the project this year.
“So wala na gyud reason na mag-extend pa mo (Apo Agua) ug dili pa madayon ug ma postpone na sad. So make sure na this year by December naa na gyud ng tubig kay dugay na gipaabot dili lang sa taga second district but also first district kay affected pud sila. Dapat naa na gyud na this year para masulbad na ang kakulangan sa tubig diri sa Davao City,” he said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Thursday.
He added that the said top official assured that the first drop of water is expected in December this year.
“Gipadalhan ko nila ug pictures, full blast na sila karon ug kaning problema nato sa Tigatto Road for how many years naglubak lubak dinha kay wala nila naayo ang dalan, this month ayuhon daw nila ang Tigatto and Mandug roads,” he said.
Bonguyan stressed that this water problem needs to be solved because the water interruptions in some areas in the city last for five days and even one week.
“Lisod walay tubig a balay. Kana lang ang tubag sa atoang shortage of water,” he said.