BY ULYSSES ESPARTERO
KALIBO, Aklan – The rehabilitation of two infrastructure projects in Fatima Agrarian Reform Community in the town of Malinao was recently inaugurated.
Aklan Gov. Carlito S. Marquez said these two projects are the Sugnod-Bulabud Farm-to-Market Road with Spillway bridges and the Bulabod-Rosario Communal Irrigation System.
The projects are two of the 20 infrastructure projects in Aklan carried out with assistance from DAR-ADB Agrarian Reform Communities Project (ARCP) and the local government unit of Makato.
Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II Atty. Daniel Y. Martelino reported the road project carried a total project cost of P5,307,187.70
“The irrigation system provides the production needs of 175 rice farmers of Barangays Bulabud and Rosario with guaranteed supply of water for 90 to 180 hectares of rice land enabling for two to three cropping seasons in a year and significantly contributing to the food security of Malinao,” he added.
It may be recalled that Malinao LGU and the BURONA Irrigators Association signed into a Memorandum of Agreement to undertake operation and maintenance of the facility and to ensure that it continues to serve far into the future.
On the other hand, the P5.3 million Sugnod-Bulabod FMR includes three spillway bridges in separate locations along its length traversing the Bulabod River.
“The road provides the 527 residents of Barangay Sugnod all-weather access to services and markets and provides children with a safer and more convenient passage to schools.
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