PAP does a U-turn on policy for the flood problems

[makapaaa]

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</TD><TD class=row1 vAlign=top width="100%" height=28><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"> Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:34 pm Post subject: PAP does a U-turn on policy for the flood problems</TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap> </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Why U-turn ?

Last time, PM and MM said things like "act of god", "impossible to be flood free" and "no amount of engineering can prevent flood".

Now, they ask for overseas experts to solve flood problems.


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1134585/1/.html


In-depth review of flood protection measures
By Low Mei Mei | Posted: 11 June 2011 1408 hrs


SINGAPORE:

The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) will appoint a panel of local and overseas experts to conduct an in-depth review of all flood protection measures that will be implemented in Singapore over the next decade.

The panel will be appointed within the next two weeks.

It will assess the current drainage infrastructure, topography of flood prone areas, projected weather patterns, current and future building plans, information systems as well as potential new technological solutions.

The review process will take six months.

MEWR will also be publishing for public consultation the recommendations of the Inter-Agency Drainage Review Committee consisting of members from the PUB and various government agencies, and also those of external panellists from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and overseas consultants</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=row1 vAlign=center align=left width=150>Back to top</TD><TD class=row1 vAlign=bottom noWrap width="100%" height=28><TABLE height=18 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=18 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=center noWrap> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript><!-- if ( navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('mozilla') != -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('5.') == -1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf('6.') == -1 ) document.write(' '); else document.write('</td><td> </td><td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">


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</TD><TD class=row2 vAlign=top width="100%" height=28><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"> Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:36 pm Post subject: </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap> </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>then can the minister & superscale civil servants pls take a pay cut to fund the foreign experts since they cant do the job despite the $mmm salaries</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[makapaaa]

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</TD><TD class=row1 vAlign=top width="100%" height=28><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="100%"> Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:51 pm Post subject: </TD><TD vAlign=top noWrap> </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=2>Chan Show Mao started the ball rolling?

The Tanglin flood over the weekend prompted us to visit areas in Aljunied that may be more likely flooded than others, to see if we could take any measures or make useful proposals to relevant government authorities to help prevent flooding in the future. One such area is where the nearby old bus interchange/car park adjoins the Heartland Mall next to the Kovan MRT station. I was there today with town council representatives and we found that the drains are very shallow in parts and susceptible to clogging and flooding in heavy rain. We discussed how we may raise the concealed drain pavement next to the driveway (and build a new ramp for barrier-free access) to alleviate possible flooding. It sounded like a good pre-emptive solution to me and we plan to follow up with the experts and authorities to see if it will be workable.

We all have to thank Aljunied WP voters!!

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