The Marikina City government deployed larger mobile booster pumps to Barangays Malanday and Tumana on Monday, August 10, to speed up the removal of floodwaters from affected neighborhoods.
Mayor Maan Teodoro stated that the deployment was carried out in coordination with the Metro Manila Council to bolster the city’s overall drainage capacity.
“Nag-deploy ang city government, sa pamamagitan ng Metro Manila Council, ng mas malalaking mobile booster flood pumps upang madagdagan ang pumping capacity at mapabilis ang pag-drain ng floodwater sa mga apektadong bahagi ng Barangay Malanday at Barangay Tumana,” Teodoro said.
According to the mayor, the mobile units have approximately triple the output capacity of the existing equipment at the Tumana Pumping Station.
“Ang mga bagong dineploy na booster pump ay may tinatayang tatlong beses na mas malaking pumping capacity kumpara sa mga kasalukuyang pump na nakakabit sa Tumana Pumping Station,” she added.
City officials expect the high-capacity pumps to significantly increase hourly water discharge toward the main drainage outfall while ongoing declogging and pumping operations continue.
The equipment was brought in following reports of submerged areas in Libis Bulelak, Barangay Malanday, and Creekside, Barangay Tumana.
Prior to the deployment, the local government alerted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday, August 9, requesting the agency and its contractor to repair and fully restore the local pumping station’s facilities.