NIA signs P1.94B contract to build Bulacan dam

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The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) signed a contract with Fedstar Builders Contractors/China International Water and Electric Corp. for the construction of the Bayabas Rockfill Dam in Bulacan.

NIA said the contract signed on Monday is valued at P1.94 billion.

The facility will cover 17 municipalities in Bulacan and an additional four in Pampanga that will benefit approximately 20,000 farmers.

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NIA said the Bayabas Rockfill Dam stands at 74.10 meters, stretching across a length of 345 meters, with a total storage capacity of 55.48 million cubic meters.

The project was funded by the General Appropriations Act from 2022 to 2027 and the Countrywide Development Fund with a construction period of 1,524 calendar days, inclusive of 311 unworkable days.

Apart from serving as an essential irrigation water source from the Bayabas river, the project is also set to address multiple challenges in the region including flooding, aquaculture development, utilization of solar-powered pump irrigation and its likely potential as a tourist attraction. — Jed Macapagal

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