This is a video I found at You Tube, of Angat Dam, a concrete water reservoir embankment hydroelectric dam, and the foremost supplier of water in the Manila metropolitan area. It was a part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system.. It also irrigates about 27,000 hectares of rice land in the Bulacan areas, and provides a flood control function that benefit several municipalities in Bulacan. (wiki Pilipinas and wikipedia)
These days, there had been a water crisis in Manila as the water level of the Angat Dam has not reached its normal level to fully supply Manila. As a matter of fact, people in affected areas have become violent just to get ahead in the line to get water as they have not had water for 3-4 days. And water is very much important. People would rather lose electricity, but not water. We use it for preparing and cooking food, washing ourselves and our clothes, and many others. However, according to PAGASA people interviewed for the news, 2-3 typhoons are needed to fill it up and reach the normal level to be able to give the Metro its needed water supply. Another typhoon like Ondoy which devastated the country previously. Gosh, that must be a shocker! But, if it's all that it needs, then there's really nothing we can do but be prepared for it..
I just hope there is a much better alternative...
Reads:
1.) http://climatepatrol.net/2010/07/20/typhoon-season-2010-and-water-crisis/
2.) http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100721-282289/Water-crisis-result-of-incompetence-by-officials
3.) http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100720/tph-govt-admits-water-crisis-in-metro-ma-d6cd5cf.html
These days, there had been a water crisis in Manila as the water level of the Angat Dam has not reached its normal level to fully supply Manila. As a matter of fact, people in affected areas have become violent just to get ahead in the line to get water as they have not had water for 3-4 days. And water is very much important. People would rather lose electricity, but not water. We use it for preparing and cooking food, washing ourselves and our clothes, and many others. However, according to PAGASA people interviewed for the news, 2-3 typhoons are needed to fill it up and reach the normal level to be able to give the Metro its needed water supply. Another typhoon like Ondoy which devastated the country previously. Gosh, that must be a shocker! But, if it's all that it needs, then there's really nothing we can do but be prepared for it..
I just hope there is a much better alternative...
Reads:
1.) http://climatepatrol.net/2010/07/20/typhoon-season-2010-and-water-crisis/
2.) http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100721-282289/Water-crisis-result-of-incompetence-by-officials
3.) http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/20100720/tph-govt-admits-water-crisis-in-metro-ma-d6cd5cf.html
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