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Jalaur mega dam’s 146M cubic meters of water beyond reach of most Iloilo farms; Incomplete irrigation network limits protection vs El Niño

2 Independent Newsrooms•First seen Tue, Oct 20, 4:00 PM•Updated Wed, Oct 21, 1:04 AM
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Panay NewsLead•2h ago

Jalaur mega dam’s 146M cubic meters of water beyond reach of most Iloilo farms; Incomplete irrigation network limits protection vs El Niño

By MA. THERESA LADIAO ILOILO City — Despite holding 146 million cubic meters of water that could help protect Iloilo’s agricultural sector from a looming super El Niño, the high dam of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo can currently irrigate only about 500 hectares of farmland

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Coverage timeline (2 newsrooms, earliest first):

  1. •Rappler
    FACT CHECK: Video of people panic-buying water drums for Super El Niño is AI-generated
  2. •Panay NewsLead
    Jalaur mega dam’s 146M cubic meters of water beyond reach of most Iloilo farms; Incomplete irrigation network limits protection vs El Niño

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