September 2, 2008
People’s Journal
GMA graces P448-M Ecija dam, ‘Unang Sigaw’ rites
By Steve A. Gosuico
PALAYAN CITY – President Macapagal-Arroyo will lead today the inauguration of the P448-million modernized and state-of-the-art dam here coinciding with the 112th anniversary of the “Unang Sigaw ng Nuevo Ecija (First Cry of Nuevo Ecija).”
Carlos Salazar, administrator of the National Irrigation Administration, said the President, along with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, will lead in the opening of the newly-rehabilitated Pampanga-Bongabon River Irrigation System, also known as the Atate Dam.
Mrs. Arroyo will hold a Cabinet meeting here. She will be welcomed by Gov. Aurelio Umali and other local officials.
Salazar said the rehabilitation of PBRIS has been fully completed with the installation of electro-mechanically operated gate-lifting mechanism, additional intake, construction of 10.38-kilometer concrete canal lining the PBRIS main canal and installation of new slide gates for 10 main canal structures and turn-outs.
The Atate Dam forms part of Contract Package U1 of the P6.7-billion Phase 1 of the Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project.
Alexander Coloma, NIA-Casecnan assistant project manager, said the Atate Dam rehab, undertaken by the China International Water & Electric Corp., cost P448.15 million.
Coloma said the project will benefit 19,151 farmers covering 25,881 hectares of agricultural lands in 105 barangays in Cabanatuan City and Aliaga, Gen. Natividad, Jaen, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Leonardo, Sta Rosa and Zaragoza towns.
People’s Journal
GMA graces P448-M Ecija dam, ‘Unang Sigaw’ rites
By Steve A. Gosuico
PALAYAN CITY – President Macapagal-Arroyo will lead today the inauguration of the P448-million modernized and state-of-the-art dam here coinciding with the 112th anniversary of the “Unang Sigaw ng Nuevo Ecija (First Cry of Nuevo Ecija).”
Carlos Salazar, administrator of the National Irrigation Administration, said the President, along with Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, will lead in the opening of the newly-rehabilitated Pampanga-Bongabon River Irrigation System, also known as the Atate Dam.
Mrs. Arroyo will hold a Cabinet meeting here. She will be welcomed by Gov. Aurelio Umali and other local officials.
Salazar said the rehabilitation of PBRIS has been fully completed with the installation of electro-mechanically operated gate-lifting mechanism, additional intake, construction of 10.38-kilometer concrete canal lining the PBRIS main canal and installation of new slide gates for 10 main canal structures and turn-outs.
The Atate Dam forms part of Contract Package U1 of the P6.7-billion Phase 1 of the Casecnan Multi-Purpose Irrigation and Power Project.
Alexander Coloma, NIA-Casecnan assistant project manager, said the Atate Dam rehab, undertaken by the China International Water & Electric Corp., cost P448.15 million.
Coloma said the project will benefit 19,151 farmers covering 25,881 hectares of agricultural lands in 105 barangays in Cabanatuan City and Aliaga, Gen. Natividad, Jaen, Peñaranda, San Antonio, San Leonardo, Sta Rosa and Zaragoza towns.
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