Tag: Pantabangan Dam

Pantabangan Dam stops irrigation water release for 100,000 hectares of Central Luzon farmlands

 By Marilyn E. Galang, Philippines News Agency CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija (PNA) — The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) has cut off water supply to some 100,000 hectares of agricultural lands in Central Luzon irrigated by the giant Pantabangan Dam, but officials allayed fears of shortage. As of Saturday, the water level of Pantabangan dam was 182.10 meters above sea level (masl), over 11 meters away from its critical level of 171.5 […]