The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) plans to rehabilitate and restore irrigation facilities next year covering some 223,620 hectares of agriculture land nationwide.
NIA administrator Antonio Nangel said the planned work includes 81,170 hectares of new irrigation areas around the country.
“We have programmed some P24.7 billion for the purpose,” he said Friday during a press briefing in Metro Manila.
He anticipates Congress’ approval of the proposed budget which includes allocating some P18.40 billion for irrigation works in the new areas and another P4.22 billion for the restoration work as well as P2.15 billion for the rehabilitation work.
By 2012, NIA expects the projects to benefit some 142,770 households nationwide, about 27 percent more than NIA’s goal of 112,350 household-beneficiaries this year. [PNA]
NIA administrator Antonio Nangel said the planned work includes 81,170 hectares of new irrigation areas around the country.
“We have programmed some P24.7 billion for the purpose,” he said Friday during a press briefing in Metro Manila.
He anticipates Congress’ approval of the proposed budget which includes allocating some P18.40 billion for irrigation works in the new areas and another P4.22 billion for the restoration work as well as P2.15 billion for the rehabilitation work.
By 2012, NIA expects the projects to benefit some 142,770 households nationwide, about 27 percent more than NIA’s goal of 112,350 household-beneficiaries this year. [PNA]
