Irrigation projects in Aklan ongoing – MirafloresBY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
KALIBO, Aklan – Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores said the detailed engineering works for the construction of rubber dam in Aklan River will start by 2010.
With initial funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the P500-million 3-year program, the rubber dam across the Aklan River will supply a year-round irrigation water in rice-producing towns of New Washington, Banga, Kalibo, Numancia, Makato and Lezo.
The project is endorsed by the Regional Development Council (RDC) to rehabilitate irrigation facilities and to improve agricultural productivity in the barangays under the Irrigation System Operation Efficiency Improvement Project (ISOEIP) of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)
Miraflores stressed the Communal Irrigation System (CIS) projects funded by NIA are also ongoing, especially, in his hometown of Ibajay where an augmentation canal is constructed transversing from Ibajay River to the Aklan-Panakuyan River Irrigation System.
“The augmentation canal is targeted for completion by January next year for the benefit of majority of farmers in Ibajay even during summer season. In the 2010 budget, we also ask for additional funding from the national government for the rehabilitation of main canals up to the town of Nabas,” Miraflores said in his Limog sa Kongreso program.
Miraflores, who is unopposed in the upcoming May 10, 2010 elections, also hopes to restore the coverage of Aklan-Panakuyan Irrigation River System to almost 1,000 hectares of rice lands in the barangays of Ibajay and Nabas. At present, only half or less than 500 hectares are irrigated by the river irrigation system due to lack of water and badly damaged main canals.
The solon said the repair of Tambac seawall in the town of New Washington, Aklan will also be funded by the calamity fund from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the province’ share in the Paglaum Fund.
Aklan, he said, was among the provinces in Panay Island whose farmlands and agriculture were devastated by typhoon ‘Frank’ last year.
“The augmentation canal is targeted for completion by January next year for the benefit of majority of farmers in Ibajay even during summer season. In the 2010 budget, we also ask for additional funding from the national government for the rehabilitation of main canals up to the town of Nabas,” Miraflores said in his Limog sa Kongreso program.
Miraflores, who is unopposed in the upcoming May 10, 2010 elections, also hopes to restore the coverage of Aklan-Panakuyan Irrigation River System to almost 1,000 hectares of rice lands in the barangays of Ibajay and Nabas. At present, only half or less than 500 hectares are irrigated by the river irrigation system due to lack of water and badly damaged main canals.
The solon said the repair of Tambac seawall in the town of New Washington, Aklan will also be funded by the calamity fund from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the province’ share in the Paglaum Fund.
Aklan, he said, was among the provinces in Panay Island whose farmlands and agriculture were devastated by typhoon ‘Frank’ last year.
Out of the P12-billion Paglaum Fund, the third district of Iloilo, the Iloilo City and the province of Aklan will surely be allocated of the P4-billion fund for the rehabilitation of the damaged areas.
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