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Maguindanao to buy dredging machine

- Aie Balagtas See -
October 10, 2011 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines -  Maguindanao is planning to purchase a dredging machine to address perennial flooding in the province.

Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu said he has asked the Sanguniang Panlalawigan to pass a resolution allowing the provincial government to secure an P80-million loan for the horizontal dredge.

The loan is still subject to the approval of the Land Bank of the Philippines, he said.

Once purchased, the machine is expected to deepen Buluan Lake, Liguasan Marsh, and Rio Grande River, which have overflowed because of heavy rains and water hyacinths.

More than 30,000 families have been displaced by floods in the province’s 16 municipalities, Mangudadatu said.

BULUAN LAKE

ESMAEL MANGUDADATU

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

LIGUASAN MARSH

LOAN

MACHINE

MAGUINDANAO

MANGUDADATU

PROVINCE

RIO GRANDE RIVER

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