Riverbasin plan to cost P13M
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR) 7 endorsed the P13-million budget of the Central Cebu River Basins Management Council (CCRBMC) to the Regional Development Council (RDC).
DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Maximo Dischoso said that the component of the master plan includes watershed management, environmental conservation, institutional and policy, water resources management, flood control and hazard mitigation, wetlands and river, gender, and information, education, and communication.
The Central Cebu river basins covers four major watershed areas namely, Mananga, Lusaran-Combado, Kotkot and the coastal river basins which includes Guinsaga, Butuanon, Mahiga, Guadalalupe, Lahug, Linao and Bulacao.
It covers a total area of 68,133 hectares and also covers the cities of Cebu, Toledo, Danao, Mandaue, and Talisay; and municipalities of Asturias, Minglanilla, Lilo-an, Consolacion, Compostela, and Balamban. /Reporter Candeze R. Mongaya
