NIA: Magat Dam water release ‘not main cause’ of  Cagayan, Isabela flooding

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has stood firm on its position that Magat Dam’s water discharge due to Typhoon Ulysses “is not the main cause of massive flooding in the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan.”

The acting department manager of NIA’s Public Affairs and Information Office,Eden Victoria Selva, said the agency has shown during a House of Representatives hearing on the Isabela and Cagayan floods that the maximum volume released from Magat Dam was only at 6,703 cubic meters per second — a far cry from Cagayan River’s carrying capacity of 25,400 cubic meters per second.

“[…] It is noted that the carrying capacity of the Cagayan River is 25…

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