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- Bukidnon Irrigation Project
Bukidnon Irrigation Project
Philippines
| Borrower | Philippines |
| Financing Type | Public Sector |
| Instrument | Project Loan |
| Focus Area | Agriculture |
| Approved | 25.06.1979 |
| Signed | 20.07.1979 |
| Status | Completed |
| Loan Administrator | ADB |
| Executing Agency | National irrigation Administration (NIA) |
| Co-financiers | ADB, Government |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 3.50 |
| Total Project Cost (US$m) | 39.40 |
The project, which has been given high priority by the Government of the Philippines under its 5-Year (1978-82) Irrigation Development Program, will help make available a dependable water supply for irrigation. Its objectives are to increase agricultural production, promote employment, and improve the incomes and living standards of the rural population. This will be achieved through: (i) provision of irrigation facilities; (ii) soil conservation measures; (iii) rural water supply; (iv) public health services; (v) a schistosomiasis control program,; and (vi) consulting services. The project will involve, inter-alia, construction of two main diversion dams across the Manupali and Muleta rivers, and 3 main systems and access roads to the dam sites.