Jean Ang

Floods in Singapore:who should bear the responsibilty?

Floods are inevitable therefore nobody is at blame.The floods have caused businesses to be disrupted,goods of affected businesses to be damaged, inconvenience to be brought to the lives of residents living at low-lying areas where their furnitures and electrical appliances were damaged.It is natural for the people who were affected by the flood to be fustrated but people understand the situation as the floods were suddden and unpredictable.

However,the Public Utilities Board (PUB) had a small part to play in the resulted floods as clogged drains was one of the factors that led to the floods.They neglected the checks of the the drainage systems therefore were unaware that the drains were clogged.

The government is trying to keep the flash floods under control by placing sand bags along orchard road and low-lying areas that are likely to be affected by the floods.The government is also improving on the drainage network and stepping up alert systems to alert to residents and businesses so as to limit the impact of future floods.

Singapore is a small country therefore there is a limited amount of space that we can dig underground and create run-offs for canals.There are very limited ways where Singapore can prevent floods from happening.