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By Isabel D. Tabadero


The LGU Manaoag under the able leadership of the Honorable Mayor NAPOLEON D. SALES, M.D. announced the closure of the controlled open dumpsite located at Barangay Pugaro this town, in preparation for its conversion into a sanitary landfill.

Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator Officer Edgardo Valdez reported that the construction of the perimeter fence to totally enclose the site has started. The closure will make way for the building of the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and to deter the entry of scavengers, stray animals,and to limit access of people and dump trucks coming in.

The new MRF Building will house the Waste Management Office and the equipmentsneeded in the waste segregation and composting process.

The following are programs and activities to be undertaken with its specified dates of completion in the implementation of the Closure and Rehabilitation Plan.

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION

JULY

AUG.

SEPT.

OCT.

NOV.

1.Consolidation and collection of waste
  • Clearing of the area

 

 

 

 

 
  • Consolidation by pay loader

 

 

 

 

 

2.Compaction of waste

 
  • Levelling of dump by backhoe

 

 

 

 

 
  • Compaction by crawler backhoe

 

 

 

 

 
  • Final compaction by road roller

 

 

 

 

 

3.Soil covering

 
  • 1st Layer covering (Backhoe

Operation levelling and compaction)

 

 

 

 

 
  • Compaction by crawler backhoe

 

 

 

 

 
  • Final cover levelling by road grader

 

 

 

 

 

4.Construction of Ditch and Canals

 

 

 

 

 

5.Planting of trees

 

 

 

 

 

6.Fencing and Repair of Gate

 

 

 

 

 

7.Provision of an area for a sanitary landfill

 

 

 

 

 

Source: MPDC Report re: Closure and Rehabilitation Plan of Manaoag Open Dumpsite (July 2011)


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