(UPDATES) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inaugurated the largest water reservoir project in Iloilo that is seen to further boost agricultural production and the economy of the entire region.
The inauguration of the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II (JRMP II), the largest dam outside Luzon, was made more than 40 years after the completion of its first stage in 1982 during the time of the President’s father, the late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Marcos said that it is by far the largest water reservoir project of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) outside of Luzon.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday inaugurated the largest water reservoir project in Iloilo. The inauguration of the water reservoir project, the largest outside Luzon, took place more than 40 years after the completion of its first stage in 1982, during the time of the President’s father, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr
“Costing almost P20 billion, the JRMP II has three key components: the irrigation development, the environmental and watershed management, and institutional development,” he said.
Marcos said with the further completion of three dams and line canals spanning more than 80 kilometers, more than 30,000 hectares of service area and around 25,000 farmers will benefit from the supply of irrigation water.
“This should boost further the development in the agricultural sector as well as the local economy of the entire region,” he said.
“In fact, it is estimated to help increase annual rice production in Region 6 by 160,000 metric tons, which is almost 20 percent of the region’s annual rice requirement,” he added.
On top of its use for irrigation, a portion of the water from the High Dam’s reservoir, or around 86 million liters per day, will be utilized to supply the commercial and industrial bulk water requirements of Iloilo City and its neighboring municipalities.
“We also look forward to the 6.6 megawatts of hydroelectric power that it will generate to supplement the power supply on Panay Island,” Marcos said.
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