Magat Dam —Inquirer file photo
RAMON, ISABELA, Philippines — In an effort to help replenish water in Magat Dam, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has set cloud seeding operations this month over its watershed here, an agency official said on Thursday.
Roberto Busania, DA Cagayan Valley regional technical director for operation and extension, said they hoped that the operations would help raise the reservoir level so the dam could supply irrigation water to farmers and run the turbines of a hydropower plant.
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Cloud seeding was approved after the National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System reported the steady decline of the dam’s water level, which has hampered power generation and irrigation supply.FEATURED STORIES
