DA approves establishment of P15-M dam in San Miguel
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is opening up an additional 400 hectares of irrigated lands for the year in addition to the existing 3,000 hectares already being serviced by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, during his visit to Iloilo on Friday, said that they will put up a dam in San Miguel town that is sufficient enough to service another 400 hectares, which they would launch in December.
Meanwhile, Yap announced the release of some P170 million for the repair and rehabilitation of irrigation systems in Western Visayas.
He cited in particular the DA's target of rehabilitating irrigation system that serviced some 3,000 hectares of the more or less 45,000 hectares of irrigated lands in the province.
Yap is optimistic that they can increase the production yield of farmers in the province with the rehabilitation and repair of the province's irrigation system that would make farmers plant for two cropping season.
"The DA is ensuring that the repair and rehabilitation of water sources is undertaken," he assured.
(PNA)