NWRB to monitor possible effects of TD #EgayPH, habagat on water level of dams

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00:00 It seems that the rain dance for the blessing of downpour has been answered lately.

00:05 However, the National Water Resources Board says the precipitation of late

00:09 has still been not enough to fill all the needs of a multitude for such a precious resource like water.

00:15 Mariela Esmoraz has more.

00:17 The National Water Resources Board is now closely monitoring tropical depression Egay and the southwest Monsur

00:26 with the hope that it will help increase the water level of dams in the country.

00:30 At the Laging Handa Program, NWRB Executive Director Sevilio David Jr. pointed out that the most recent heavy rains

00:38 and other weather disturbances that the country experienced are still not enough.

00:42 Based on the latest updates, the status in several dams like Angat have not yet reached the normal high water level.

00:50 We hope that this storm, this Egay storm, will have more rainfalls

00:58 so that our dams will continue to rise and improve.

01:02 As of now, the water allocation from Angat to Metro Manila has also decreased,

01:07 but the NWRB clarified that the public must not worry.

01:11 These are the last days of rain since last week.

01:17 What happened here, Aljo, is that the secondary dams like Ipo and Lamesa Dam

01:25 also had improvements in the water level.

01:29 And as of now, instead of using the water from Angat Dam,

01:37 they are using the water that is funded from Ipo and Lamesa Dam.

01:42 And on the other hand, Aljo, the water level from Angat Dam also helped to not go down too much.

01:49 For its part, the Pag-asa admitted that it is best to have three to four more typhoons to fill up the dams in the country,

01:55 especially amid the threats of the El Nino phenomenon.

01:58 It will be a big help if there will be typhoons, especially this July, August and September.

02:06 It's a typhoon season, so it will be a big help.

02:12 And hopefully, it will cross, because we need the typhoon to cross.

02:15 Otherwise, if it will just leave, it will be useless.

02:19 Especially now, it comes last quarter of this year and first quarter of next year,

02:28 we will experience the effects of the El Nino.

02:32 So we need to add more dams.

02:40 Melalee Moras for the Nation.