Flash floods hit Orchard, other parts of S'pore

last SG · 2011-12-26T16:45:45+00:00

Haha yesterday at the junction of East Coast Rd/Amber Rd, the water cannot flow into the drains. When cars pass by East Coast Rd, lamp post 106[near the zebr...

winsomeea SG

waste lighter oso

waste time, effort and money.

let them zi sheng zi miah

BanguIzai SG

waste time, effort and money.

let them zi sheng zi miah

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

You think the Mayans are right?

*shrugs* Maybe, maybe not... Who knows?

Then again, this thread is about flash flood and not train outage... tuck yew is ministar for transport, who is the ministar for water???

Medicated Oil SG

YOG man - the guy who overspent 360 million with no accountability on how the budget was exceeded.

Another Band of Brothers under Dragon.

Medicated Oil SG

It is disgusting to see a public and private agency squaring off against each other on the press.

The content is all about shifting the blame to each other.

What about looking into workable solution if the floodgate failed ?

Is there any benefit in arguing whether pump is sufficient or the canal is choked ?

Does it solved the flooding issue ? So what so great about being right ?

Can PUB wake up your idea and work WITH the public to resolve the flooding issue ?

Stop fooling yourself by classifying the flood as a pond ?

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

It is disgusting to see a public and private agency squaring off against each other on the press.

The content is all about shifting the blame to each other.

What about looking into workable solution if the floodgate failed ?

Is there any benefit in arguing whether pump is sufficient or the canal is choked ?

Does it solved the flooding issue ? So what so great about being right ?

Can PUB wake up your idea and work WITH the public to resolve the flooding issue ?

Stop fooling yourself by classifying the flood as a pond ?

well said~

charlize SG

Newspaper reporting all the fingerpointing for the liat tower flooding.

I lol when i read it.

charlize SG

It is disgusting to see a public and private agency squaring off against each other on the press.

The content is all about shifting the blame to each other.

What about looking into workable solution if the floodgate failed ?

Is there any benefit in arguing whether pump is sufficient or the canal is choked ?

Does it solved the flooding issue ? So what so great about being right ?

Can PUB wake up your idea and work WITH the public to resolve the flooding issue ?

Stop fooling yourself by classifying the flood as a pond ?

It's a pond if they say so.

They are the water experts.

winsomeea SG

It's a pond if they say so.

They are the water experts.

Water experts in getting more souls to join bedok reservoir

Medicated Oil SG

If that is a pond, please ask starbucks and wendy to move out.

Get Jumbo and No Signboard to move in so that they can let the customer get fresh seafood from the pond.

Since the place will be flooded, make it a permanent pond and put some duck or swan for tourist to feed.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

If that is a pond, please ask starbucks and wendy to move out.

Get Jumbo and No Signboard to move in so that they can let the customer get fresh seafood from the pond.

Since the place will be flooded, make it a permanent pond and put some duck or swan for tourist to feed.

Clivebenss SG

some pondering...

charlize SG

If that is a pond, please ask starbucks and wendy to move out.

Get Jumbo and No Signboard to move in so that they can let the customer get fresh seafood from the pond.

Since the place will be flooded, make it a permanent pond and put some duck or swan for tourist to feed.

This is what I call thinking out of the box.

You can be the next Steve Jobs.

Clivebenss SG

PUB provides updates on Orchard flash floods
Posted: 30 December 2011 1029 hrs

SINGAPORE: Heavy afternoon rain over three hours in the Orchard Road area on December 23 caused flooding and hit places such as Thomson and Cambridge, as well as the basements of Liat Towers and Lucky Plaza.

National water agency PUB said on Friday that 152.8mm of rain fell from 2.20pm to 5.20pm.

This is about half of the average monthly total of 287.4mm for the entire month of December over 142 years.

PUB said it understands that the public is concerned about the adequacy of measures taken to date and takes its responsibility for flood management seriously.

While it's not possible to completely eliminate flash floods, it'll do everything feasible to prevent it, mitigate it and keep the public informed.

PUB said its officers have been working closely with the management of affected buildings to investigate the cause of the flooding and identify measures to prevent a recurrence.

Explaining why the flooding occurred on December 23, PUB said the prolonged and heavy rain caused some parts of Stamford Canal to flow full.

For Liat Towers, rainwater that drained off from the roof and the back area of the building overflowed into the basement area from an internal drain, as water could not flow out into the canal when it was full.

The pumping system at Liat Towers is able to pump out the water from the open basement area when the canal is not full.

But when the canal in front of Liat Towers reached 100 per cent, the pumps were not able to discharge that water in the basement into the Stamford Canal.

However, the pumps were still able to channel some water onto the pedestrian walkway.

At Lucky Plaza, rainwater drained into the basement via the steps.

Liat Towers has put in place the flood barriers to protect its premises since the June 2010 flood, which PUB said had effectively prevented water collected on the pedestrian walkway from flowing down into the basement plaza.

To increase flood protection for similar storm conditions, Liat Towers and PUB are looking into building a perimeter wall along their internal drain to prevent water from flowing back into the basement.

As for Lucky Plaza, in-principle approval has been obtained from the relevant agencies.

The management is in the process of putting in place the flood barriers.

PUB will work with it to ensure that an effective flood prevention system is implemented quickly.

The national water agency said that after the June 2010 flood in Orchard Road, it raised the road to increase flood protection for the area.

This was completed in June this year.

PUB said although the rain fall recorded on December 23 was higher than what was recorded in June 2010, Orchard Road remained passable to traffic.

With the constraints in expanding Stamford canal given the highly urbanised development in the area, PUB is studying the feasibility of building a detention pond and a diversion canal for the Stamford catchment for the longer term.

The study commenced in August 2011.

PUB will share the details when it completes the study by May 2012.

PUB added that it regrets the inconveniences caused by the floods to the public and businesses.

- CNA

charlize SG

PUB provides updates on Orchard flash floods
Posted: 30 December 2011 1029 hrs

But when the canal in front of Liat Towers reached 100 per cent, the pumps were not able to discharge that water in the basement into the Stamford Canal.

However, the pumps were still able to channel some water onto the pedestrian walkway.

Full already channel water onto the pedestrian walkway.

Medicated Oil SG

Their mindset is as long as the basement of the towers is dry, they dun care whether the rest of the orchard road is flooded.

You wet, your busines.

But, Singapore have already water taxi in place to address the issue of transporation during ponding at orchard road.

Their findings is the floodgate did not fail as it stopped the water from flowing from the walkway to the basement but they did not look into the possibility of the channel being full and causing a backflow of the water into the basement.

Clivebenss SG

they needed the extra water to float the water taxi scheme.

Summer hill SG

water taxi is a nice ideal.

but, i am taking my swim clothes and swim there.

cheap, better, slower

Clivebenss SG

water taxi is a nice ideal.

but, i am taking my swim clothes and swim there.

cheap, better, slower

Caution: Undertow can be strong.

the Bear SG

maybe fifi can amend the topic title to "Flash Ponds hit Orchard , other parts of S'pore"

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