Governor Olga Kho of this province has sought the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its provincial office, for immediate cloud seeding to induce rainfall because the island’s soil has started drying up and the supply of water has become scarce.
Kho has expressed that the effect of El Nino has already affected the island province of Masbate.
The Provincial Agriculturist Office here has been monitoring the situation particularly its main island because the supply of water in the area was dropping fast.
Kho said the provincial government through the provincial agriculture office and the El Nino Task Force will jointly implement measures to counter the effect of the phenomenon.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, in its El Niño advisories, said Masbate’s closest neighbors, including Capiz and Sorsogon, were already in drought as they suffered from lack of rainfall in the last few months of 2009.
“The rainfall deficiency and prolonged drought in this province will definitely affect farmers and livestocks,†Kho said.
The lady governor explained that the provincial government is doing its best to prevent severe damage of El Nino to crops, livelihood and even to lives of Masbatenos.
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