Singapore - Floods & Droughts 01 (Jun 11 - Dec 11)

[kennynah]

sleeping....

[winston]

Heavy downpour over Singapore, flash floods expected, says PUB

Showers with thunder over many areas in Singapore are expected in the late morning and early afternoon, according to the latest weather forecast by the National Environment Agency (NEA) with flash floods expected in low-lying areas, says PUB.

According to netizens, there is heavy downpour over Hougang, Punggol, Toa Payoh, MacPherson, Katong, Orchard and Lavender and there is a heavy traffic jam along the PIE to the direction of Changi.

Mountbatten area was reported flooded as cars were trapped along Kampong Arang Road with one driver spotted abandoning his car in the flood waters.

http://www.temasekreview.com/2011/06/11 ... -says-pub/

[winston]

Committee recommends flood control measures by Esther Ng

SINGAPORE - Humps just before basement entrances of commercial and residential buildings should be raised from 15cm to 30cm, while the ground level of these buildings should be 60cm above the road or highest-recorded flood levels.

These are some of the recommendations of the Inter-Agency Drainage Review Committee released on the PUB website yesterday, which are now open to public consultation.

The cost involved in adopting these changes would be "negligible" for new buildings but could be "technically challenging" for existing building as some sites may not have "sufficient dimensions to achieve such compliances", said president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Mr Ashvinkumar Kantilal.

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/ED ... l-measures

[iam802]

Committee recommends flood control measures by Esther Ng

SINGAPORE - Humps just before basement entrances of commercial and residential buildings should be raised from 15cm to 30cm, while the ground level of these buildings should be 60cm above the road or highest-recorded flood levels.

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I wonder if this affects those who 'zhng' their cars and make it lower.

[winston]

When I started this thread, I thought it would be only 2 or 3 pages. We are now touching 17 pages.

Anyway, I was on Orchard Road recently and I can see them working quite hard to prevent the floodings ...

Hmmm.... risk-based strategy . Very big word for simple stochastic modelling ..

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New flood control measures six months away
RazorTV

Singapore will be stepping up investments in flood monitoring equipment such as flow meters, rain gaugers, radar systems and other meteorological equipment.

But it will be at least six months before any of these flood control measures can be considered for implementation in Singapore, said Minister for Environment and Water Resources Dr Vivian Balakrishnan.

Dr Balakrishnan met a newly-appointed panel of experts for the first time today to discuss strategies for developing flood prevention measures here.

The twelve-member panel led by local experts and supplemented by overseas experts from the US, United Kingdom, Japan and Hong Kong, is chaired by Prof Chan Eng Soon, Dean of the engineering faculty at the National University of Singapore.

The panel will assess Singapore's current drainage system, flood-prone areas, projected weather patterns and current and future building plans. Their recommendations will be released in six months.

"What we are looking for is a risk-based strategy to secure safety and to minimise the economic impact of floods in Singapore," said Dr Balakrishnan.

"It has to be risk-based because it is not possible to make any country completely flood-free. There will always be singular events which will exceed norms and the question then will be: what is a practical, affordable and reasonable set of recommendations that we can implement in the years to come."

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2B ... 88208.html

[iam802]

The new norm:

1. Accept million dollar salaried ministers

2. Accept also the fact that despite being paid so well, they allowed a new norm in Singapore -> Singapore will flood every year with rain that exceed the 'norm'

[Poles]

engineers will tell you all the pros & cons ...& possible solutions....non-engineers in engineering job always give big words...
why do we need an external panel...is it PUB's responsibility??
if you'r at good winning so many awards....http://www.pub.gov.sg/about/Pages/Award ... ments.aspx
doesn't pub has engineers to solve the flooding issues??

[kanglc]

Radar system to detect long kang water
I'll offer a cheaper, better, faster solution- get a AT/AN to standby and "kua chui" whenever it rains.

[iam802]

Radar system to detect long kang water
I'll offer a cheaper, better, faster solution- get a AT/AN to standby and "kua chui" whenever it rains.

Took me a moment to figure it out.

[behappyalways]

A big joke.....

I was thinking they would get someone who could provide solutions to the flood yet.....they still don't seem to think that the flood is serious enough and get someone with the know how to solve the problem. Maybe entrepreneurs can consider operating a kayak service in Orchard Road

From The Business Times

Ex-Navy chief to replace Khoo Teng Chye as PUB CEO in Dec

By MICHELLE YEO


KHOO Teng Chye, 59, the chief executive of PUB, will relinquish his post when his current tenure ends on Dec 7, 2011. He will be replaced by Rear Admiral (RADM) (NS) Chew Men Leong, formerly the Chief of Navy in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).


Under Mr Khoo's leadership, PUB has grown Singapore's water catchments to two-thirds of the island, increased the supply of Newater to meet 30 per cent of Singapore's total water demand, and also successfully completed its first public-private partnership on a 30-mgd (million gallons of water per day) desalination plant.

Mr Khoo has also made significant strides in bringing PUB closer to both the local and international communities through the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters Programme as well as the Singapore International Water Week, which provides a global platform for sustainable water solutions. He has also led PUB to receive numerous global and local awards.

RADM (NS) Chew, 44, is an SAF overseas scholar who graduated from the Imperial College of London with first class honours and subsequently obtained a Master of Science from Stanford University. He has served in the SAF for 25 years.