MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Residents of the most affected area (MAA) are now assured of potable and safe water following the groundbreaking ceremony of a Bulk Water System project in Brgy Kapantaran, this city.

Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Administrator Guiling Mamondiong, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chairperson Sec. Eduardo Del Rosario, and Mayor Majul Gandamra broke ground on Thursday, December 2, signaling the start of the water project construction. 

The project will use the most advanced technology with a capacity of five million liters per day.

All the 24 barangays in MAA are set to benefit from this project which is targeted to be completed by April next year.

According to Del Rosario, three sites are involved in the construction of the water bulk facility - the pumping area within the lake, the treatment facility, and the two reservoirs where it will be channeled once treated.

"There are three parts to this project. They intend to tap three subcontractors who will do the three areas at the same time. So instead of one contractor doing the pumping construction, doing the treatment facility, and the reservoir construction, they would tap three contractors to do these at the same time. It would mean that the completion will be fast-tracked," he said.

The TFBM chief also disclosed that they have programmed a budget to scale up the capacity to 10 million liters per day by next year

Meanwhile, Gandamra conveyed his gratitude for the implementation of the bulk water system stressing that a water project is one of the important aspects of development.  He said the provision of safe and potable water sources is useful to Marawi residents who are set to return to MAA. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)