Leonardo Lamangen

NIA improves UCRIS irrigation canals

Concrete lining is currently ongoing along canals of the Upper Chico River Irrigation System (UCRIS), the largest irrigation system in the region. About 3.63 kilometers of main canal and two kilometers along the laterals are targeted to be concrete lined this irrigation cut-off period.

UCRIS

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Repair and maintenance activities in full blast at UCRIS

Various repair and maintenance activities at the biggest irrigation system in CAR, Upper Chico River Irrigation System in Tabuk, Kalinga, are currently underway during the irrigation cut off to maintain the efficiency of water delivery.

Among these improvement activities include desilting of the main diversion canal which are full of more than 1.5-meter-thick silt.

National Irrigation Administration