The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Region 7 turned over the P4 million worth Pondol-Garcia Communal Irrigation Project to the farmers of Batuan on February 1. 2023 in Brgy. Garcia, Batuan, Bohol.
Funded under CARP, this project constitutes of two intake gates, 6 turnouts, 3 thresher crossings, 3 drainage crossings, and over a thousand meters of irrigation canals.
Pondol-Garcia CIP will provide irrigation to 8 hectares of farmland in Batuan aiding 10 farmer-beneficiaries in the locality.
During the Inauguration and Turnover ceremonies, LGU Representative Municipal Councilor Segundo Bautista, Garcia Brgy. Captain Flaviano C. Pacatang and IA President Melonie S. Baguio accepted the symbolic turnover key from the agency.
Pondow IA President Melonie S. Baguio expressed his gratitude to NIA during his Acceptance Message.
“Salamat Sa NIA kay naabot namo ni nga proyekto, Amo kining paga ampingan ug limphoyan kanunay [Salamat sa NIA at nakarating sa amin ang proyektong ito. Makakaasa po kayo na pangangalagaan namin ito ng maayos at pananatilihing malinis]", Baguio said.
Also present during the ceremonies are NIA BCSIMO Bohol-Siquijor Office's Project-In-Charge Bienvenido T. Seroje, Senior IDO Joy Mendoza, and assigned IDO Glenda C. Cario.