LA TRINIDAD, Benguet
Some 161 irrigation projects were completed out of the 267 programmed in 2024, and benefitted more than 15 thousand farmers across the region , the National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera (NIA-CAR) said.
Summary of completed irrigation projects—Benguet 39, Mt. Province 36, Ifugao 33, Kalinga 23 , Apayao and Abra
had similar 15 for a total of 161 while 103 are still ongoing. Based on the NIA-CAR ‘s latest Status of Project
Implementation, some 537.70 hectares of new areas were developed and restored 2, 021.87 hectares for a total of
2,559.57 hectares. And generated 14,857 jobs.
The agency also repaired and rehabilitated 36.96 kilometers of irrigation canals and 34.97- kilometers of pipelines.
Some P1.647 billion were already disbursed out of the agency’s 2024 allocation it has already received at P3,443,956.84 billion. In the Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas, Engr. Benito Espique, Jr., NIA-CAR regional manager
reported that Status of Irrigation Systems as of Oct. 15 (2024), a total of 4,947 communal irrigation systems (CIS) were completed, servicing 113,539 hectares, and benefitted some 143,474 farmers.
While some 11,827 farmers benefitted in the four national irrigation systems under NIA-CAR’s responsibility — Abra River Irrigation System, West Apayao Abulug Irrigation System, Hapid Irrigation System and Upper Chico River Irrigation System. For 2024, an initial 20 solar powered pump irrigation projects were completed benefitted some 1,900 farmers.Some 102 projects are still ongoing. In 2023, it completed 30 solar powered pump irrigation
projects, equivalent to 100 percent accomplishment. It benefitted 401 farmers.
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