TAGBILARAN CITY—Farmer Zosimo Perocho of Pilar town in Bohol province has been praying for rain for days. He said water levels in four irrigation dams—Malinao in Pilar town, Bayongan in San Miguel town, Capayas in Ubay town and Zamora in Talibon town—had started to drop and were nearing the critical mark. Malinao Dam, the biggest of the four facilities, supplies water to 4,740 ha of rice fields in the towns Pilar, Ubay, San Miguel, Dagohoy and Alicia, while Capayas Dam provides water to 1,160 ha in Ubay. Pamugas said cloud seeding was aimed at increasing water levels of the four dams, small water impounding projects, and small farm reservoirs in Bohol. AlarmOf at least 47,000 ha of rice farms in Bohol, 24,000 ha are irrigated through dams, small water catchments and diversionary canals.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 29, 2018 21:56 UTC