Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) head Claro Maranan together with local officials and beneficiaries officiated the inauguration of the Maayon Communal Irrigation Project and Maayon CIP Diversion Works last April 11, 2014 at Maayon, Capiz in Region VI.
The Maayon Communal Irrigation Project is a diversion works with a main canal of 17 kms and a lateral canal of 2.5 kms and drainages, two units of post harvest facilities, farm level facilities and service access roads.
The irrigation project is part of DA and NIA's on-going efforts to provide farmers with more water to irrigate their crops. Capiz 1st District Representative Antonio Del Rosario, Municipality Mayor of Maayon Wilfredo Borres, Sr. and other local officials attended the event.
Total cost of the facilities amounted to P201,450,000.00 with a service area of 780 hectares and will benefit 834 farmers.
During his speech, Secretary Alcala disclosed that another irrigation facility will be constructed in Brgy. Bayuyan, Municipality of President Roxas, Capiz also in Region VI starting next year.
The said proposed project named Bayuyan Small River Irrigation Project (SRIP) has a target area of 315 hectares with an initial budget of P150M for 2015 and the design is now on-going. The total proposed budget is P400M plus. This will benefit the barangays of Bayuyan, Badiangon, Carmencita, Vizcaya and Lantangan.
