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| Aerial view of the currently constructed sanitary landfill facility in Barangay Malimono in Marawi City and Brgy. Kasayanan Kapai town in Lanao del Sur province. (DENR-EMB)) |
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur--The construction of a sanitary landfill facility is now in full blast as part of the solid waste management (SWM) project of the government in this city.
With a land area of 30.7 hectares, the project is located in Barangay Malimono in Marawi City and Brgy. Kasayanan Kapai town in Lanao del Sur province.
SWM-TFBM project management office chief Abdul Hamid Batugan reported during the Task Force Bangon Marawi inter-agency meeting Wednesday, that the motorpool and wash bay is now 90% complete, landfill cells is 47% complete, administration building, cafeteria and dormity is also 47% complete, while the central material recovery facility is at 45% and the road network and drainage system is at 18% completion.
The 1,000 square-meter hazardous cell, wastewater treatment facility, guardhouse, and security outpost. weighbridge and control room, water and power system, and powerhouse are slated to be constructed.
The landfill bed is complete with High-Density Polyethylene liner and pipes with 25 years of service life of 30 tons/day of residual waste.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Environmental Management Bureau spearheads the project with funds from National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management – Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program. It is being constructed by Square Cube Construction and is targeted to be completed by April 30 this year. (LELA/ PIA Lanao del Sur)
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