Project Information

The Marikit Irrigation Project is a small-scale irrigation project proposed by the UPRIIS Dam and Reservoir Division (DRD). Located at Marikit, Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija, the source of irrigation water is the Digoliat River, one of the main tributaries of Pantabangan Dam. A diversion weir will be constructed to divert water to irrigate around 280 hectares of rice lands and to benefit 300 farmers more or less. The target irrigation service areas have moderate slopes ranging from elevation of 230 to 300 masl.

Envisioned to contribute to increased rice production in the province of Nueva Ecija, the project involves construction of diversion weir, conveyance canals and appurtenant structures. The full realization of the project requires a Feasibility Study to establish its technical and economic feasibility and social acceptability as well as its environmental acceptability. Once approved, the project shall require detailed engineering plans that would be basis for construction/implementation.

The engagement involves the preparation of a feasibility study that integrates the environmental impact assessment of the project and the proposed mitigation or enhancement/sustainability measures.

Moreover, consultancy services provides for the preparation of detailed plans/designs of structures and facilities that would be basis for construction. Along with these, the recommended cropping calendar and pattern, environmental, social and institutional measures serve part of the final output of the technical assistance, as well as the processing of the ECC application.