Is Singapore building too fast?
I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Floods: A natural or a man-made problem?”.
I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic, “Floods: A natural or a man-made problem?”.
In the 1950s and ’60s, floods in low-lying areas were common; people took precautions, and the Government took mitigating action. Teachers’ Estate is a good example.
Today, there are floods in places that would have been unheard of before. Has rainfall doubled, causing our drains to flood? Or are we building too fast? Building roads seems to be the next big thing, and I hope that the respective agencies meet and share responsibility in these issues.