ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe joined the officials of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Zamboanga Peninsula in the inauguration and turnover of a P10-million irrigation project in Zamboanga City, on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
The completed irrigation infrastructure component under the Linduman Small Irrigation Project was built in Sitio Linduman, Vitali village, Zamboanga City.
Initiated by Second District Representative Manuel Jose Dalipe and implemented by the NIA-Zamboanga Peninsula, the project involved the construction of five units of ground-level reservoir, protection works at the intake structure, and 4.3 kilometers pipeline installation.
The project has a service area coverage of 50 hectares of high-value crops and is expected to benefit 72 farmers.
Dalipe thanked the principals of the project for working together with the Linduman Irrigators’ Association and farmer beneficiaries towards building resiliency and establishing food security. (SunStar Zamboanga)