The damage caused by molasses products that leaked from the depot of the sugar mill in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental has reached P250,625.
This was based on the assessment report submitted by provincial agriculturist Engr. Igmedio Tabianan which he submitted to the office of the Provincial Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr.
The run-away sugar mill by-products that spilled to as far as Brgy. San Juan in Pontevedra town resulted to fish kills in Marayo river and in shoreline in the said municipality.
Some 176 sustenance fishermen living in 10 puroks in the said coastal barangay have been affected by the water contamination.
Fortunately, the more than 350,000 tons of leaking molasses products that threaten fish habitat in rivers along its path has been contained through measures initiated by the management of the sugar central.
The local government units of La Carlota City and Pontevedra town are also expecting financial assistance to be extended by management of the sugar milling company to affected fishermen.
On Friday last week, some 350,000 tons of molasses products leaked from depot of Central Azucarera de la La Carlota sugar mill in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental and 90 percent of this by-products found its way and flowed to the river tributary and nearby shore that resulted to fish kills in the surrounding areas.
This sugarcane by-products reached to as far as Pontevedra town and engulfed the vast shoreline resulting to a large fish kill.
Concerned environmentalist closely watched the spread of the streaky substance and advised fishpond owners to initiate measures in order to block the polluted waters coming from the contaminated river and shore to avoid fish kill of their bangus stock.
The streaky substance which penetrates the river basin and sea floor prevents the oxygen to mix with water needed by freshwater and marine fishes, thus resulted to fish kill. /MP
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