MINDANAO PAGADIAN FRONTLINE: Ground Breaking of P18-million Communal Irrigation System Sub-Project in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Ground Breaking of P18-million Communal Irrigation System Sub-Project in Tamparan, Lanao del Sur

TAMPARAN, Lanao del Sur (March 25, 2021)– The Ground Breaking Ceremony was finally conducted for the rehabilitation of Php18-mllion Bangon and Lumbacaingud South Communal Irrigation System Sub-Project in the municipality of Tamparan, Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

DENR-X Regional Director Arliegh J. Adorable said the project is worth Php18-million under the Integrated Natural Resources Management Projects (INRMP) composed of four major river basins nationwide, these are The Chico River basin in Luzon, Visayas, Inabanga River in Bohol and two in Mindanao the Upper River Basin in Bukidnon and Lake Lanao River basin.

The INRMP project is a soft loan counter parting scheme funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) with 88 percent from the ADB and 18 percent from the LGU of Tamparan municipality, RD Adorable explained.

This Communal Irrigation System project in Tamparan will be supplying water to more than 100 hectares of irrigated rice field, DENR-X RD Adorable added.

Tamparan Mayor Juhar Disomimba expressed his heartfelt gratitude especially to Allah for the final implementation of the rehabilitation of Communal Irrigation System project that will benefit thousands of farmers not only in his municipality but also including the neighbouring municipalities.

The Communal Irrigation System project will increase the yield of the farmland and will alleviate the livelihood of every farmers in our municipality, Mayor Disomimba said.

Tamparan Mayor also recognized the effort of officials from the different government and private agencies responsible in realization of the project and requested farmer beneficiaries to take good care of the project that will also benefit the future generations.

This project was initiated by the former Mayor, his father Sultan Topaan Disomimba. But due to lack of funds it was not maintained properly, Mayor Disomimba recalled. At this moment, once again my heartfelt gratitude to everybody especially to Allah because our collaborative effort from the different concern agencies we have now in the realization of our dreams, Tamparan Mayor concluded. (By JONG CAION with reports and photos by Ric Clet and Mariz Revales)