Another potable water system (PWS) was inaugurated in the City of Mati this week with residents of Barangay Lawigan to benefit from the ₱4 million project.
No less than Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat along with City Councilor Eric Rabat and other city officials attended the inauguration last Wednesday, November 17. The said project is funded thru the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) funds as supported by the World Bank.
The total project cost is ₱4,075,856.97 of which 90% came from the World Bank loan proceeds and 10% from the local government unit as equity or ₱407,585.70.
The said PWS project is a Level 2 type with 1 unit reservoir and 43 tap stands proponent. A total of 215 households would benefit from the said PWS project bringing much safer, cleaner and steady supply of water to the community.
It is estimated that with the PWS project now serving the community, health and living conditions in the area would improve with a 50% cost reduction in medical expenses caused by water borne diseases; reduction of incidence of morbidity rates of the residents by 80%; and reduction of the time spent in fetching water by 88.93% from 45 minutes to 5 minutes.
The said project also employed 26 skilled and 44 unskilled workers during its construction.
Potable water system projects have been one of the priority projects of the City Government due to the fact that many far-flung areas in the city remain unserviced by the city’s water district.
The administration of Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat have allocated an estimated ₱15,370,000 budget from the Local Government Development Fund and Support Fund for Barangay Development for PWS projects alone.
Mayor Michelle also allocated ₱98,900,000 from the Loan Program of the LandBank of the Philippines; and more than P19 million from the PRDP.
For the year 2020 alone, the Rabat administration allocated budget for 23 PWS projects, two installations, one rehabilitation, and two improvement projects related to water supply. (CIO MATI)
