The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Friday farm infrastructure in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Ilocos Region sustained P28.7 million worth of damage due to the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted Northern Luzon.
Those damaged by the tremor include irrigation systems, farm to market roads, and farm structures, the DA said in a statement.
Citing a report from National Irrigation Administration , the Agriculture department said the main canal of the Banaoang Pump Irrigation System in the municipality of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, affecting irrigation service to about 2,000 hectares of agricultural land, was damaged.“Moreover, NIA-CAR reported damage in its Abra satellite office with an estimated cost of P5 million,” it added.
“According to the National Food Authority, there is sufficient rice bufferstock inventory for immediate relief operations in CAR, Regions I, II, and III,” the DA said. The DA said that its bureaus, attached agencies, and corporations continuously coordinate with concerned national government agencies, local government units, and other disaster risk reduction and management -related offices for the impact of the phenomenon, as well as available resources for interventions and assistance.
“The DA-DRRM Operations Center will continuously provide updates regarding the earthquake,” the DA said.
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