Program pillars

Initiatives

Priority lines of effort that advance Oplan Kontra Baha across regions — from built infrastructure to live operations.

01
River improvement & floodways
Channel deepening, embankment works, and floodway corridors that move stormwater away from dense communities.
02
Urban drainage & pumping
Pumping stations, interceptors, and drainage upgrades for low-lying cities and major thoroughfares.
03
National situational awareness
Shared GIS monitoring through the OKB Command Center for weather, incidents, and asset deployment.

Flood control concept

Short-term and long-term mitigation

Short-term flood mitigation

What Oplan Kontra Baha does now.

Declogging of drainage canals and culverts
Desilting and removal of garbage, debris, and vegetation in rivers and esteros
Temporary repairs of damaged drainage lines and outfalls
Pumping operations in flood-prone urban areas
Emergency river dredging and channel opening

Long-term flood mitigation

The lasting infrastructure that follows.

Construction of dikes and floodwalls
Development of floodways, diversion channels, dams, and retention/detention basins
Comprehensive urban drainage master plans
Construction of pumping stations and floodgates
Construction of climate-resilient flood control infrastructure and monitoring systems

How an operation runs

General flow of activities

1Planning and preparation
2Oplan Kontra Baha launching
3Implementation
4Monitoring and impact assessment
5Sustain

Equipment

Dredging equipment status

51 units listed in the OKB briefer; 58.8% are operating. The reporting date is not stated in the source.

30
Operating: 12
Idle: 9
For repair: 0
For disposal

Amphibious excavators · 32 units
Operating 23 · Idle 5 · For repair 4 · For disposal 0
Cutter suction dredgers · 4 units
Operating 4 · Idle 0 · For repair 0 · For disposal 0
Multipurpose amphibious dredgers · 4 units
Operating 2 · Idle 0 · For repair 2 · For disposal 0
Support LBEs · 9 units
Operating 0 · Idle 7 · For repair 2 · For disposal 0
Support vessels · 2 units
Operating 1 · Idle 0 · For repair 1 · For disposal 0

Equipment type	Operating	Idle	For repair	Total
Amphibious excavators	23	5	4	32
Cutter suction dredgers	4	0	0	4
Multipurpose amphibious dredgers	2	0	2	4
Support LBEs	0	7	2	9
Support vessels	1	0	1	2
Total	30	12	9	51

Equipment type

Operating

Idle

For repair

For disposal

Total

Amphibious excavators

Cutter suction dredgers

Multipurpose amphibious dredgers

Support LBEs

Support vessels

Total

Initiatives

River improvement & floodways

Urban drainage & pumping

National situational awareness

Short-term and long-term mitigation

Short-term flood mitigation

Long-term flood mitigation

General flow of activities

Dredging equipment status

Initiatives

River improvement & floodways

Urban drainage & pumping

National situational awareness

Short-term and long-term mitigation

Short-term flood mitigation

Long-term flood mitigation

General flow of activities

Dredging equipment status