New flood dams serve 4th and 5th districts
DAGUPAN CITY—Dagupan City and most towns in central and eastern Pangasinan were spared from disastrous floods this time, thanks to the completed construction of flood dams in Sison and Mangaldan.
And no one was more elated by the report than Speaker Jose de Venecia who secured the funding for the construction of the two flood dams.Speaking over a local radio station, Friday, de Venecia happily said the flood control dams in Sison and Mangaldan held on despite heavy rains spawned by typhoons “Florita” and “Glenda”.
He said the flood control dam in Sison prevented the floodwaters of the Bued River from spilling over to northern and central Pangasinan while the flood control dike in
Mangaldan prevented the water from the Cayanga River from spilling over to Mangaldan and Dagupan City.
De Venecia said he helped fund a three-kilometer dike along the Bued river in Sison, even it is outside his fourth district of Pangasinan, the dam would help prevent flooding in San Fabian, Manaoag and San Jacinto towns.
Both De Venecia and Rep. Mark Cojuangco of the fifth district collaborated to build the dam in Sison as the province’s first line of defense from floods.
This project primarily benefited the towns of Sison, Pozorrubio, Binalonan, and Urdaneta City, all in the fifth district of Pangasinan.
“For the first time in many years, the towns of San Fabian, Manaoag and Pozorrubio were not flooded even with heavy rains from two previous typhoons,” he said.
The flood control dam in Mangaldan, dubbed as Pangasinan’s second line of defense, also prevented flood in Mangaldan and eastern Dagupan City, particularly barangays Salisay, Mangin, Mamalingling, Tebeng and Tambac.
De Venecia said he will also help build another flood control dike to prevent the perennial flooding of Sta. Barbara and Calasiao, both in the third district of Pangasinan and also to spare the southern section of Dagupan City from perennial floods.
Sta. Barbara and Calasiao remained under water three days after typhoon “Glenda” has left the country.
Residents of Sta. Barbara town said their Sinocalan river now needs immediate dredging as it now easily overflows its banks every heavy rain.
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