Monday, August 27, 2012

NGCP agro-forest project in Samar progressing


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MONDAY, 27 AUGUST 2012 19:08 PAUL ANTHONY A. ISLA


THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the country’s sole power-lines concessionaire, said its three-year Agro-Forest Tree Plantation Project in Samar is being implemented as planned.
The NGCP said that was the assurance of a joint-inspection committee, which recently checked on the progress of the project in line with the tree-replacement program for the benefit of the municipality of Paranas and the neighboring communities in Calbayog City in Samar.
The government agency said it is committed to construct and expand towers, lines, and other high-voltage facilities, as its primary role is to maintain and operate power-transmission networks all over the Philippines.
The NGCP said it makes sure that plants and trees affected by the construction of the Wright-Calbayog transmission project will be replenished.
The NGCP said it has agreed with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Cenro and Penro and the members of the Pabanog Small Farmers Association Inc. (Pasfa) to a reforestation program that will aid the nearby communities and barangays.
It added they have conducted a joint inspection on the accomplished activities under the agro-forest tree-plantation project in June this year, and assessed the fulfillment of the maintenance and protection clauses that were stipulated in the agreement.
The NGCP said the maintenance and protection clauses include clearing and ringweeding, cultivation and fertilization, as well as fireline maintenance.
As the DENR-endorsed developers of the project, the NGCP said Pasfa has prepared a work and financial plan to effectively implement the said tree-replacement program over a three-year period.
The NGCP said it committed to plant 1,667 forest-tree seedlings per hectare and 625 grafted fruit-tree seedlings per hectare. The plantation consisting of a total of 10,002 forest tree seedlings and 5,696 grafted fruit-tree seedlings will be maintained and protected at the Pabanog Watershed in Paranas, Samar.
Concurrent to its service improvements and facility expansions, the NGCP continues to engage in various community and environmental efforts to ensure a more sustainable life for the communities it serves.
(Paul Anthony Isla)    source

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