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SINGAPORE - A low-lying section of the park connector along Ulu Pandan Canal that was flooded on April 17 will be raised in tandem with future developments, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu told Parliament on Monday (May 10).
She was responding to questions from Mr Christopher de Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) about the flash floods that occurred on April 17 during intense rainfall, including what would be done to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.
While acknowledging that flash floods occurred at the 300m-long stretch along Ulu Pandan Canal, Ms Fu noted that major roads in the area, which is served by the canal, such as Clementi Road, Clementi Avenue 6, Commonwealth Avenue West and Ayer Rajah Expressway, were not flooded.
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Impractical to expand Singapore s drains to accommodate all instances of extreme rainfall: Grace Fu
PUB s quick response teams vehicle was deployed near Sime Darby Centre on Apr 17, 2021. (Photo: PUB)
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SINGAPORE: It would be impractical to expand Singapore’s drains to accommodate all instances of extreme rainfall as this would require “massive land take and much higher costs”, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday (May 10), Ms Fu noted that drainage design standards were raised a decade ago to cater for higher intensity rainfall, in line with national water agency PUB’s efforts to address the impact of climate change.
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Office workers at Raffles Place in Singapore. (File photo: Marcus Mark Ramos)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore’s flash floods made the news once again.
According to PUB, on Apr 17, flooding occurred on pedestrian sidewalks along Dunearn Road and the park connector along Ulu Pandan Canal, due to high water levels in adjacent drains.
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The tree was more than 24m tall with a girth of 4.6m. The debris was cleared by 5pm on Monday. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS
Students at a pottery lesson in the Tanglin Community Club had just left when a huge tree fell and damaged the roof of its Ceramic Room last Saturday. A pottery teacher and an assistant who were in the room were unhurt. The National Parks Board was alerted to the fallen West Indian locust tree at Malcolm Park beside the community club, at about 8.30pm. The 24m-tall.