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PUB to fight floods with CCTV
NATIONAL water agency PUB is turning to security cameras as it extends its network of monitors in the flood-prone area of Bukit Timah.
It plans to install five closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras along the Bukit Timah Canal and one at the Jalan Haji Alias outlet drain near Coronation Road West.
A PUB spokesman said this trial study to monitor real-time conditions in places such as outlet drains and low-lying areas aims to 'allow PUB to respond even faster' to areas prone to flash floods during intense storms.
She added that the CCTV cameras will complement PUB's current flood management initiatives such as water level sensors installed in key canals and drains.
To date, PUB has installed 90 such sensors, including at points in the Bukit Timah Canal near Blackmore Drive and Prince of Wales Road.
PUB's call for tender, which closes today, indicates that it is looking at a system that will allow images captured by the solar-powered CCTV cameras to be accessed via mobile broadband services on devices such as laptops and iPads.
The spokesman added that although it now monitors road situations through the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) network of cameras, the additions will help it 'monitor critical areas not covered by the LTA network'.
If the six-month trial is successful, there are plans to roll it out at other flood-prone areas.
A similar initiative has been undertaken independently by the residents of the Tessarina condominium in Bukit Timah Road. Two months ago, the condominium had a CCTV camera installed on the top floor of one block.
The camera overlooks the Bukit Timah Canal and is monitored by the condo's security guards. Once the canal is 90 per cent full, they will activate the condominium's flood barriers.
The condominium's underground carpark was flooded in November 2009 and again in July last year, causing damage to cars that ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Tessarina resident Audrey Tan, 38, said: 'PUB's CCTVs are a good measure to have for real-time monitoring and an excellent addition to our condominium's CCTV monitoring.'
HUANG LIJIE
NATIONAL water agency PUB is turning to security cameras as it extends its network of monitors in the flood-prone area of Bukit Timah.
It plans to install five closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras along the Bukit Timah Canal and one at the Jalan Haji Alias outlet drain near Coronation Road West.
A PUB spokesman said this trial study to monitor real-time conditions in places such as outlet drains and low-lying areas aims to 'allow PUB to respond even faster' to areas prone to flash floods during intense storms.
She added that the CCTV cameras will complement PUB's current flood management initiatives such as water level sensors installed in key canals and drains.
To date, PUB has installed 90 such sensors, including at points in the Bukit Timah Canal near Blackmore Drive and Prince of Wales Road.
PUB's call for tender, which closes today, indicates that it is looking at a system that will allow images captured by the solar-powered CCTV cameras to be accessed via mobile broadband services on devices such as laptops and iPads.
The spokesman added that although it now monitors road situations through the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) network of cameras, the additions will help it 'monitor critical areas not covered by the LTA network'.
If the six-month trial is successful, there are plans to roll it out at other flood-prone areas.
A similar initiative has been undertaken independently by the residents of the Tessarina condominium in Bukit Timah Road. Two months ago, the condominium had a CCTV camera installed on the top floor of one block.
The camera overlooks the Bukit Timah Canal and is monitored by the condo's security guards. Once the canal is 90 per cent full, they will activate the condominium's flood barriers.
The condominium's underground carpark was flooded in November 2009 and again in July last year, causing damage to cars that ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Tessarina resident Audrey Tan, 38, said: 'PUB's CCTVs are a good measure to have for real-time monitoring and an excellent addition to our condominium's CCTV monitoring.'
HUANG LIJIE
