Cagayan River rehabilitation begins
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The Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force has formally launched the Cagayan River Rehabilitation Project, which aims to end the flooding in the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. On Tuesday, a ceremonial dredging of sandbars along the Magapit Narrows and bamboo planting along the riverbank in Barangay Bangag in Lal-lo, Cagayan was conducted in time for the celebration of the 25th World Wetlands Day on February 2. The task force has identified 19 sandbars through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which include those in Barangay Bangag in Lal-lo town and in the villages of Casicallan Norte and Dummun in Gattaran — the sites for immediate dredging as these obstruct the floodwater flow to the Aparri Delta and Babuyan Channel.
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Kahulugan, J., & Visaya, V. (2021, February 3). Cagayan River rehabilitation begins. The Manila Times, p. A7.
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