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By Wayne Chan | Posted: 08 July 2011 1823 hrs <LINK rel=image_src href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/imagegallery/store/phpTd1hRx.jpg">
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SINGAPORE: The panel of experts conducting an in-depth review of flood situations in Singapore has a free hand to come up with recommendations that are "practical and affordable", said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
Dr Balakrishnan said the panel will factor in issues such as climate change, sea level rises, water conservation and the fact that Singapore is highly urbanised and likely to become even more so in the future.
One of the immediate recommendations is for the government to step up investments in meteorological monitoring equipment such as rain gauges, flow meters and radar systems.
Dr Balakrishnan said the panel will also be considering public feedback.
He said: "Even if members of the public don't have specific proposals, their feedback on localised, specific problem areas in their own neighbourhood will still be useful for PUB.
"So that we can make sure, in the meantime, that anything that can and should be fixed, will be fixed."
He was speaking after the experts met on Friday, the first day of their two-day meeting.
Panel members visited the Marina Barrage on Friday and will visit flood-prone areas in Orchard Road and Bukit Timah on Saturday.
Panel chairman Professor Chan Eng Soon said the panel will also study rainfall patterns and flooding in Singapore over the past 30 years.
The panel consists of local and overseas experts. One new addition to the panel, bringing it to 12 members, is Professor David J Balmforth from the United Kingdom.
Professor Balmforth is the executive technical director of the UK operations of global engineering firm, MWH, said that not all flooding solutions used in other major capital cities can be applied in Singapore.
Professor Balmforth said: "One of the main differences here compared with England is that your rain storms are very different.
"The rain intensity is very much greater and that sets its own challenges in terms of what might be done.
"You're also an island state. The level of development in Singapore is quite high. So that means certain things that may be done elsewhere may not be able to be applied in quite the same way."
The next round of meeting for the experts will be in September. It will last for five days and is expected to be more intensive.
- CNA/ck
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SINGAPORE: The panel of experts conducting an in-depth review of flood situations in Singapore has a free hand to come up with recommendations that are "practical and affordable", said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.
Dr Balakrishnan said the panel will factor in issues such as climate change, sea level rises, water conservation and the fact that Singapore is highly urbanised and likely to become even more so in the future.
One of the immediate recommendations is for the government to step up investments in meteorological monitoring equipment such as rain gauges, flow meters and radar systems.
Dr Balakrishnan said the panel will also be considering public feedback.
He said: "Even if members of the public don't have specific proposals, their feedback on localised, specific problem areas in their own neighbourhood will still be useful for PUB.
"So that we can make sure, in the meantime, that anything that can and should be fixed, will be fixed."
He was speaking after the experts met on Friday, the first day of their two-day meeting.
Panel members visited the Marina Barrage on Friday and will visit flood-prone areas in Orchard Road and Bukit Timah on Saturday.
Panel chairman Professor Chan Eng Soon said the panel will also study rainfall patterns and flooding in Singapore over the past 30 years.
The panel consists of local and overseas experts. One new addition to the panel, bringing it to 12 members, is Professor David J Balmforth from the United Kingdom.
Professor Balmforth is the executive technical director of the UK operations of global engineering firm, MWH, said that not all flooding solutions used in other major capital cities can be applied in Singapore.
Professor Balmforth said: "One of the main differences here compared with England is that your rain storms are very different.
"The rain intensity is very much greater and that sets its own challenges in terms of what might be done.
"You're also an island state. The level of development in Singapore is quite high. So that means certain things that may be done elsewhere may not be able to be applied in quite the same way."
The next round of meeting for the experts will be in September. It will last for five days and is expected to be more intensive.
- CNA/ck
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