Caraganons to join simultaneous river clean-up drive
By
Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN
CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) - Local communities, government employees, students and
volunteers from all over Caraga will spur a ‘riverlution’ for cleaner bodies of
water through a simultaneous River Clean-Up activity on February 8, 2019.
The
massive clean-up drive, spearheaded by the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR) - Caraga, is part of the ensuing activities after the
launching of the Rivers for Life Advocacy campaign of the agency that calls for
action to mobilize and promote citizen participation in its effort to
revitalize rivers, noting that pollutants from agricultural, domestic and
industrial activities end up contaminating rivers.
“As
stewards of the environment, everyone is encouraged to join said activity. We
should be passionate in taking initiatives that will ensure cleanliness of our
water resources. And we can simply start from making it free from trash and
other pollutants,” said DENR-Caraga regional director lawyer Felix Alicer.
Several
sites were identified where the activity will be conducted.
In
Butuan City, it will be at Ambangan and Montilla Boulevard Creeks.
“This
water resource is tied to this city’s rich history and also plays a major role
in managing and regulating flood waters in the city, being a tributary to Masao
River,” Alicer said.
Other
sites include Cabadbaran River in Cabadbaran City and Minabang Creek, San
Francisco in the province of Agusan del Norte.
For
Agusan del Sur province, it will be at the Taglatawan River in Bayugan City,
Co-o Creek in Bunawan, Malihaw Creek in Del Monte, Talacogon, and Bacay River
in Veruela.
Dinagatnons
and Surigaonons are also encouraged to proceed with the clean-up activity at
the Navarro River, Tubajon, province of Dinagat Islands; Kinabutan and Sabang
Dos Rivers in Surigao del Norte province; and at the Cantilan, Lianga and Tabon
Rivers in Surigao del Sur province.
Participants
may wear comfortable clothes and footwear appropriate for the activity.
It is suggested for the participants to
bring a garbage bag/rice sack, face mask, hand gloves, rake, shovel, bolo, long
stick with nails (1x2x8), drinking water and personal reusable containers.
(VLG/DENR-13/PIA-Caraga)
