Cimatu eyes dredging, enforcement of easement rule along Cagayan River
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BY CORIE CORPUZ
Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu is eyeing immediate dredging and strict enforcement of the 20-meter easement rule along the Cagayan River to avoid a repeat of massive flooding that submerged the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
Cimatu’s plans for the Cagayan River received a warm reception from four governors and 31 mayors in Cagayan Valley when he met with them on Nov. 23 in Tuguegarao City.
“We will create a working group and conduct a joint meeting to come up with important engineering interventions along the Cagayan River," said Cimatu, who co-chairs the Build Back Better Task Force created by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to oversee the rehabilitation of areas devastated by recent typhoons...