The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and Chinese officials formally inaugurated the P4.373-billion Chico River Pump Irrigation Project at Barangay Katabbogan, Pinukpuk, Kalinga on Saturday, June 25. NIA Administrator Ricardo Visaya, who led the opening, said the Chico River pump project will irrigate 8,700 hectares (ha) in Cagayan (7,539 ha in Tuao and Piat) and part of Kalinga (1,170 ha in Pinukpuk) benefitting 4,992 farmers and their families. The construction of the project started in 2018 through the China CAMC Engineering Corp. “Finally, this will enhance the productivity of farms being planted by farmers in Cagayan and Kalinga provinces,” he said.

Visaya, V. J. (2022, June 28). Chico River pump irrigation inaugurated. The Manila Times, p. A8.