Chico River pump irrigation inaugurated
TABUK CITY, Kalinga: The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and Chinese officials formally inaugurated the P4.373-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project at Barangay Katabbogan, Pinukpuk, Kalinga on Saturday, June 25.
NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya, who led the opening, said the Chico River pump project will irrigate 8,700 hectares (ha) in Cagayan (7,539 ha in Tuao and Piat) and part of Kalinga (1,170 ha in Pinukpuk) benefitting 4,992 farmers and their families.
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