NWRB cuts water for irrigation in Bulacan, Pampanga

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 09:39:36 +0000

ANGAT Dam

The National Water Resources Board will implement lower water allocation for the irrigation requirements of some farmlands in Central Luzon starting Dec. 1.

The NWRB is currently providing 17 cubic meters per second of irrigation water from Angat Dam to Bulacan and Pampanga. It will be reduced to five cms by Dec. 1.

NWRB Executive Director Sevillo David Jr. said the reduction in irrigation water may only bring minimal effect on farms in Bulacan and Pampanga as it is already harvesting season in these provinces.

Meanwhile, allocat
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