P1-B irrigation project in Ilagan City to be inaugurated today

THE P1.029-billion Pasa Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Pasa SRIP), located in Barangay Pasa, Ilagan City, will be formally switched on today, July 05. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), in a statement, said the project was funded through a grant from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) amounting to $21.76 million, and a counterpart fund from the Philippine government. It aims to reduce the adverse impact of climate change and to support water management in rural areas through the construction of water impounding facilities. The Pasa SRIP will provide irrigation to an additional 766 hectares (ha), which is expected to yield more than 8,629 metric tons of rice. It is also designed to mitigate flooding in an area with 434 houses and 465 ha of agricultural land.