CABANATUAN CITY - The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System has appealed to farmers to take care of its facilities to avoid wasting the irrigation water.
The call was made amid fears of a prolonged drought.
Engineer Antonio Nangel, operations manager of the system, also advised members of irrigators’ associations to embrace recommended technology to ensure great yield without the need for excessive water.
In a letter, Nangel, along with other officials, asked the farmers to avoid activities that would destroy irrigation facilities and structures.
They also called for prompt payment of irrigation fees, which go to the improvement of the system and services.
The water elevation in Pantabangan Dam is now below the 190 meters level, far from the normal 200 meters, because of the below-normal rainfall.
The downgrade happens despite continuous inflow from the multibillion-peso Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project, the underground tunnel that diverts water from the Taan and Casecnan River in the triboundaries of Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora provinces.
Sources said that officials from the Lopez-owned FirstGen company, which now runs the Pantabangan hydroelectric power plant, are worried about the dwindling reserve. -Armand M. Galang, The Manila Times
The call was made amid fears of a prolonged drought.
Engineer Antonio Nangel, operations manager of the system, also advised members of irrigators’ associations to embrace recommended technology to ensure great yield without the need for excessive water.
In a letter, Nangel, along with other officials, asked the farmers to avoid activities that would destroy irrigation facilities and structures.
They also called for prompt payment of irrigation fees, which go to the improvement of the system and services.
The water elevation in Pantabangan Dam is now below the 190 meters level, far from the normal 200 meters, because of the below-normal rainfall.
The downgrade happens despite continuous inflow from the multibillion-peso Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project, the underground tunnel that diverts water from the Taan and Casecnan River in the triboundaries of Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora provinces.
Sources said that officials from the Lopez-owned FirstGen company, which now runs the Pantabangan hydroelectric power plant, are worried about the dwindling reserve. -Armand M. Galang, The Manila Times
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