POOR LANAO TOWN BUILDS 6 SPIS, 1 WATER SYSTEM While the whole world was virtually paralyzed by a Pandemic, a poor town in Lanao del Sur, Taraka, yesterday celebrated a Day of Courage with the start of the construction of six units of Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems and a huge Solar-Powered Water System. Present during the launching ceremonies led by officials of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) were Caraga INFOCUS
Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) President Emmanuel G. Herbosa, Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong, Jr., Taraka Mayor Nashiba Sumagayan, Vice Mayor Odin Sumagayan and local officials of Lanao del Sur and Taraka. When completed 3 to 4 months from now, the six units of the SolarPowered irrigation System will cover a 1,000-hectare area for rice farming
allowing the Maranao farmers to plant and harvest at least 5 times in two years, or an average of 2.5 times a year. The Solar-Powered Water System will provide filtered-potable water for the 25,000 residents of one of the oldest towns of Lanao del Sur. Both projects will draw water from the Taraka River which meanders through the town proper from the January 23-29, 2021 |
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