The Garden City of Singapore

I am impressed.

I am impressed by the clean and green management of Singapore City.

I saw a tree been cut down branch by branch and carefully placed on the footpaths by forklift and well supervised by several officers of the Singapore’s National Parks Board. I went forward to greet one of these officers and I found out that the Board has an elaborate program of trees and parks management that ensures the trees’ healthy and stable conditions. The tree being fell in this Bukit Batok location was starting to rot and therefore had to be cut down. Within a period of four hours, the tree was not only fallen but it protruding roots sawn and flattened by rotary saws to ensure the safety of pedestrians,

I do remember years ago in the early 1960’s that Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew promoted a tree planting program where every Member of Parliament participated in planting a tree in every constituency. I did not know then that the influence of such a simple program could have extended to such a degree fifty years later.

Now in 2017, Singapore’s environment is dotted with green plants and trees everywhere we travel within the island State. Not only are the roads and streets lined with trees but there are visible greenery in roof gardens, in lift lobbies of Housing and Development Apartment Blocks and even in facades of commercial buildings.

The average temperature in Singapore is 30 degrees and the humidity is high. We can just imagine how much more unbearable if there are no green areas surrounding the urban developments all over the City.

Having travelled to many cities in Asia and even in other tropical countries elsewhere, I dare say that Singapore still remains a pleasant Garden City to be in.

 

Make your plans to come and see for yourself, the garden setting of this South East Asian Hub.