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Villar hails NIA achievements in irrigation

Macon Ramos-AranetabyMacon Ramos-Araneta
June 23, 2022, 10:30 pm
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Senator Cynthia Villar has cited the achievements of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in pursuing accelerated and sustainable irrigation development.

Speaking at the NIA’S 59th anniversary celebration, Villar acknowledged the collective efforts of the agency under its administrator, Bong Visaya, and the farmers and irrigators’ association spearheading the further growth of our irrigation system and helping our farmers and the communities in general.

“It takes both knowledge in efficient engineering to develop and maintain irrigation systems in support of the agricultural program of the government,” Villar said.

She also cited the dedication and commitment of the men and women of NIA and the support of the various irrigators associations nationwide to provide adequate level of irrigation service on a sustainable basis as a partnership with the farmers and local government units.

She congratulated Visaya and his people’s very good accomplishments “a record in history” that the status of irrigation development in 2021 is 11.68% higher than the irrigation development status 10 years ago or in 2011.

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Under President Duterte’s administration, Villar also cited an increase of 311, 264.66 hectares or 7.95 percent rise in irrigation development from 2016 to 2021.

“It also pursued Solar-Powered Irrigation Projects, where NIA has 333 solar-powered irrigation projects nationwide with an aggregate cost of P1.517 billion,” she said.

Villar also said the Free Irrigation Service Act (FISA) of 2018, which she authored, has been benefitting farmers with landholdings of eight hectares or less.

“These farmers, are exempted from paying the irrigation service fee (ISF) for the irrigation  derived from national and communal irrigation systems constructed and administered by NIA and other government agencies,” the senator said. Macon Ramos-Araneta

“The main benefit to farmers from free irrigation is the savings from paying the irrigation service fee in the case of national irrigation systems (NIS) and the subsidy for operations and maintenance (O&M) in the case of communal irrigation systems (CIS),” she emphasized.

It also provided condonation and writing off of loans, past due accounts and penalties of farmers and Irrigators associations of unpaid ISF and the fines.

Tags: irrigation developmentNational Irrigation AdministrationSenator Cynthia Villar
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