“The modernization of one pumping station, Balut, progressed well. The last new pump is being installed and the works will be substantially completed by the end of December 2020. Procurement for the modernization of Vitas is ongoing, using the innovative method of ‘design, supply and install.’ … A number of activities related to solid waste management are ongoing, including cleaning of waste from pumping stations and increased efforts to recycle waste, including plastics,” the World Bank said.
Despite the progress, especially after the stringent lockdown was gradually eased in Metro Manila, the World Bank said that “disbursements remain very low, which justifies a moderate unsatisfactory rating for implementation progress.” To date, only $6.93 million, or 3.3 percent of the World Bank financing, was spent over two years since the loan took effect in March 2018.
The World Bank nonetheless said the progress toward achieving the project’s development objective, which was to improve flood management in selected Metro Manila areas, was “moderately satisfactory.” By 2024, this project should make 4,900 hectares of currently flood-prone areas with 1.7 million residents in Metro Manila free of water within 24 hours following a major rainfall.
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