HERE’S a bit of good news for the province’s farmers! The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Pangasinan office is set to implement this year a total of P416-million worth of irrigation projects.

Now the bad news. Engr. Teodoro Paragas, provincial irrigation management office head of the NIA-Project Irrigation Management Office, told the KBP Forum LAST Thursday that while the projects have been approved, the budget has not been released.

He said the bidding process has been done and expressed hope that the fund will be released by the Duterte administration this year.

The P416-million worth of projects are due for construction in all the six congressional districts, the biggest of which is a P26-million project for Dipalo River Irrigation System in San Quintin town.

All told, here will be 50 projects that include irrigation, water pumps, construction of new dams and canals, among others.

Meanwhile, he said only 14 percent of the existing projects budgeted from 2015 are being constructed.

He said the repair of some of their irrigation facilities can only start in October since release of water has already started for planting,

He projects that irrigated farms will have ample palay harvest. (Tita Roces)

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