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FLOOD CONTROL. Undated photo shows the completed river wall protection along the Bislak River in Barangay Tamdagan, Vintar, Ilocos Norte. It has a total project cost of PHP80 million, district engineer Venus Torio said on Thursday, March 31, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH Region 1) LAOAG CITY - The rice granary of Vintar in Ilocos Norte is bent on reclaiming its title as the country's top rice producer with a multi-million flood control project that aims to re-channel the Bislak River and spare dikes and rice fields from further damage when it swells during a typhoon. Funded by the Department of Public Works and Highways worth PHP80 million under the General Appropriations Act of 2021, Ilocos Norte first district engineer Venus Torio said in an interview Thursday the 507.2-meter river wall protection in Barangay Tamdagan, Vintar, Ilocos Norte has been completed on March 15, 2022. "This will reduce the occurrence of flooding and provide a resilient guard against river overfl ....

Ilocos Norte , Barangay Tamdagan , Department Of Agriculture , Department Of Public , Bislak River , Public Works , General Appropriations Act , Venus Torio , Flood Control Undated Photo Shows The Completed River Wall Protection Along Bislak In Barangay Tamdagan , Locos Norte It Hasa Total Project Cost Of Php80 Million , Istrict Engineer Venus Torio Said On Thursday , March 31 , 022 Photo Courtesy Of The Dpwh Region 1 Laoag City Rice Granary Vintar In Ilocos Norte Is Bent On Reclaiming Its Title As Country 39s Top Producer Witha Multi Million Flood Control Project That Aims To Re Channel Bislak River And Spare Dikes Fields From Further Damage When It Swells Duringa Typhoon Funded By Department Public Works Highways Worth Php80 Under General Appropriations Act 2021 , Locos Norte First District Engineer Venus Torio Said In An Interview Thursday The 507 2 Meter River Wall Protection Barangay Tamdagan , Locos Norte Has Been Completed On March 15 , 022 Quot This Will Reduce The Occurrence Of Flooding And Providea Resilient Guard Against River Overflow , Rotecting The Residents Of Barangay Tamdagan Living Near Bislak River , Uot Torio Said The Project Is Among 2 , 587 Flood Mitigation Structures Built By The Duterte Administration Under Its Quot Build , Uild Quot Program Torio Said An Additional Php100 Million Is Being Proposed For 2023 To Continue The Flood Control Project From Vintar Its Bacarra Town , Hich Is The Catch Basin Of Bislak River In 2013 And 2014 , He Department Of Agriculture Recognized Vintar As The Country 39s Top Rice Producer Under Municipal Category For Surpassing Their Play Production Target , Ttaininga Higher Average Yield , Nd Encouraging More Farmers To Use High Quality Seeds Vintar Is The Largest Municipality Of Ilocos Norte In Terms Land Area , Overing 624 85 Square Kilometers Majority Of Its Irrigated And Rain Fed Farmlands Are Planted With Rice But Due To The Onslaught Previous Typhoons , Alay Output Of The Municipality Has Been Significantly Reduced Pna ,