Monday, May 7, 2007




unexplored part of kranji

today, i managed to sneak into a hitherto unexplored (by me) part of kranji. have not been able to gain access in the past because the barrier was always down at neo tiew lane 2. another two places where there are barriers are gemala 2 and gemala 3. there is also a barrier at the end of neo tiew lane 1. these barriers are necessary to prevent illegal dumping.

the barrier was lifted at lane two because there was some construction going on just beyond the barrier. i drove along the narrow, deserted road right to the end, when i came to another barrier. this led to kranji 1 pumping station.

a constructed wetland about 1000 m2 in area will be created on the west bank of the kranji reservoir, next to the pumping station kranji 1.

the wetland is designed primarily to function as sediment traps and to sequester nutrients and pollution, thereby maintaining water quality before discharge to the reservoir. in addition, the existing low-lying swampy wetland area will be modified to provide an aesthetically pleasing natural environment, which will cater as recreational area and provide viable habitat for wildlife.

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