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Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro - With the full support of NIA MIMAROPA Regional Manager Engr. Ronilio M. Cervantes, and the supervision of Occidental Mindoro Irrigation Management Office (OMIMO) Division Manager Engr. Raymundo L. Calusin, a joint inspection involving representatives from NIA, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM), and Irrigators Association (IA) was carried out on the completed CY 2023 PATASS Solar Pump Irrigation Project in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro. This undertaking was led by the OMIMO inspectorate team under the guidance of Engr. Nojario T. Baladjay, Jr., along with Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Officer Engr. Rey Arnold Pastores from DAR, and Mr. Marcelino Pulayan, the Chairman of PARCCOM, alongside other committee members and IA President Jimmy Maycong together with other beneficiaries.
Through the CARP- Irrigation Component, OMIMO has successfully completed and accomplished another significant project.
The final inspection is typically conducted on completed projects to ensure that the work has been done as planned and according to the specified requirements and standards.
The implementation of this project involves the construction and installation of seven (7) units of solar-powered irrigation with complete accessories, well development, pump house, and perimeter fence, with a total investment of P15 million. This project is anticipated to provide irrigation for about 38.90 hectares of agricultural land spanning two adjacent barangays of Sablayan, namely Paetan and Tagumpay. The project aims to benefit 28 farmer-beneficiaries in the area, which is covered by the PATASS Agrarian Reform Community (ARC).
Members of the organized Paetan-Tagumpay Sablayan Irrigators Association, Inc. extend heartfelt appreciation as their eagerly anticipated project has finally materialized. The Solar Pump Irrigation Project acknowledged as a resilient solution suitable for rain-fed areas, provides cost-effective irrigation methods that are in line with NIA Administrator Engr. Eduardo Eddie G. Guillen's program direction of developing climate-resilient irrigation systems through innovative modernization efforts. With the implementation of this irrigation project, farmers have the opportunity to enhance their crop yields while reducing expenses, ultimately resulting in increased income.
✍︎ IDO Vivian T. Dimzon