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To keep floods at bay as Singapore is lashed by increasingly intense storms, the country is pumping another $500 million into a massive upgrade of its drainage network.
National water agency PUB said yesterday that the money will be channelled into ongoing projects at 75 spots islandwide, as well as 16 new locations, to make monsoon drains and canals bigger, and fortify older structures, for instance.
Said Mr Ridzuan Ismail, PUB's director of catchment and waterways: "With climate change,...
PUB to spend $500 million to upgrade drainage network
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To keep floods at bay as Singapore is lashed by increasingly intense storms, the country is pumping another $500 million into a massive upgrade of its drainage network.
National water agency PUB said yesterday that the money will be channelled into ongoing projects at 75 spots islandwide, as well as 16 new locations, to make monsoon drains and canals bigger, and fortify older structures, for instance.
Said Mr Ridzuan Ismail, PUB's director of catchment and waterways: "With climate change,...
PUB to spend $500 million to upgrade drainage network
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com.