ILOILO CITY —- The P11.2-billion mega-dam project in Iloilo is on track for completion by 2023 despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a two-week work stoppage due to an outbreak among workers and consultants.
In an online briefing, engineer Jonel Borres, acting project manager of the Jalaur Multipurpose Project Phase II (JRMP II), said that as of March 31, the implementation of the project reached 37.83 percent, ahead of its target of 31.72 percent.
The project in Calinog town in Iloilo, the biggest mega-dam project outside Luzon, includes three dams (reservoir, afterbay, and catch dams), a 6.6-megawatt hydropower plant, and an 81-kilometer high-line canal.
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