On December 10, 2020, the turnover ceremony of the Dumacaa River Irrigation System under the National Irrigation Sector Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (NISRIP) will be held in Lucena City, Quezon.
Before the official turnover, ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the rehabilitated Alsam Dam in Tayabas City and the Irrigators’ Association (IA) Office and support facilities in Lucena City are scheduled.
The event will be participated by Embassy of Japan’s Economic Affairs Minister NAKATA Masahiro, graced with the presence of NIA Senior Deputy Administrator Abraham B. Bagasin, Lucena City Mayor Rodrick A. Alcala, Tayabas City Mayor Ernida A. Reynoso as well as JICA Philippines Chief Representative AZUKIZAWA Eigo.
The monumental 6.187 billion Yen NISRIP Project targets to rehabilitate 11 river irrigation systems (RIS) nationwide.
Four RIS including the Dumacaa RIS in Quezon have been completed. This 115 million pesos subproject covers rehabilitation of the Alsam Dam that will restore around 1,839 hectares of service areas.
Around 1,795 farmers in the municipality of Pagbilao and cities of Lucena and Tayabas stand to benefit from this undertaking.
The Dumacaa Federation of Irrigators’ Associations will also be strengthened with the provision of four buildings with combined office and support facilities.
These will also be complemented with vital agricultural support.
All of these interventions are vital enablers to increase farm yield and productivity, accelerate farm income, and deliver growth in Quezon’s agricultural community.
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