NIA now accepts entries for photo, essay contests

May 10, 2019 - 3:28pm

Wangal, La Trinidad—The National Irrigation Administration is inviting professional and amateur photographers to submit photos for the 3rd NIA Photography Competition, and students for the NIA Essay Writing Contest.

Both contests adhere to the theme of the NIA’s 56th founding anniversary celebration this June, "NIA 2019: Addressing Challenges through Modernization, Meeting Opportunities through Innovation".

The 3rd NIA Photography Competition is a nationwide activity and has two categories-the conventional category includes photos taken using all types of traditional or conventional cameras like Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or Digital SLR, and compact cameras while mobile involves photos taken using apps in all types of mobile devices like... read more

Pump irrigation project soon to benefit part of LT's Strawberry Fields

March 27, 2019 - 1:09pm

Aside from the famous strawberries, there are also different varieties of crops such as lettuce that are being planted in the strawberry fields of La Trinidad, a portion of which will soon be irrigated by the Swamp Pump Irrigation Project (PIP)

The National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera Administrative Region's (NIA-CAR) Swamp Pump Irrigation Project (PIP) in the La Trinidad's Strawberry Fields is currently undergoing pump testing before being formally turned over to the beneficiaries.

According... read more

Multi-year Pump Irrigation Project in Ifugao to get P411 million

March 27, 2019 - 12:16pm

Portion of constructed diversion canal of the Alfonso Lista Pump Irrigation System that will soon to irrigate 2,300 hectares of agricultural land in four barangays of Namillangan, Calupaan, Sto. Domingo, and Namnama in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao.

The ongoing Alfonso Lista Pump Irrigation Project (ALPIP), one of the big ticket multi-year projects of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)  in the Province of Ifugao will get a budget allocation of P 411 million for 2019.

The ALPIP is programmed to irrigate about 2,300 hectares of agricultural land in four barangays, namely, Sto. Domingo, Calupaan, Namillangan, Namnama, in Alfonso Lista,... read more

NIA Implements Rotation in Water Delivery

March 22, 2019 - 2:14pm

portion of the servise area of the Upper Chico River Irrigation System

The National Irrigation Administration-Cordillera Administrative Region (NIA - CAR) urges farmers to schedule irrigation on their farms in the national irrigation systems due to the effect of dry spell.

 According to Engr. Noly Sabado, head of operations section of NIA- Kalinga Irrigation Management Office (IMO), due to dwindling water supply, NIA implemented rotation of water delivery to be able to supply the service areas especially those located at tail end areas... read more

Marimay SRIP to rrigate more than 1000 hectares in Apayao

March 27, 2019 - 11:59am

Engr. Leonardo A. Lamangen, Acting Division Manager of Apayao IMO (second form left), and Engr. Godofredo B. Velaque (fourth from left) conduct site visit to Marimay SRIP with project in-charge Engr. Jayson Doctolero.

A total of 1,178 hectares of land in Barangays Allig, Balluyan, Mallig and Sta. Maria in the Province of Apayao will soon be irrigated by the Marimay Small Irrigation Project (SRIP), one of the National Irrigation Administration – Cordillera Administrative Region’s (NIA-CAR) biggest projects.

With Allig River as the water source, the project... read more

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