PUB launches new initiative to beautify Singapore's waterways

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Active, beautiful, clean waters for all Let your imagination flow: The possibilities are endless with the Active, Beautiful, Clean Water Programme Imagine a clean, green and also blue Singapore. Over the years, Singapore has built up its reputation for being a clean and green city. ˚Under PUB s new ABC Waters programme, the national water agency will do a lot more to the blue spaces in Singapore.˚˚ The Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters programme (or ABC Waters for short) will beautify and transform the water bodies and make them a feature of Singapore s landscape. It will create community spaces for new lifestyle activities and attractions, offering more recreational options, and making the water bodies gorgeous to behold. The programme will spell new opportunities for commercial participation too. PUB intends to appoint watershed managers from private sector companies to manage different water bodies under the ABC Waters programme. These watershed managers will oversee both the hardware and the software of the water bodies — they will take care of the physical aspect and also come up with ideas to improve the water bodies. In the process, they will cultivate and consult partners from the 3P (public, private and people) sectors. With their participation and ideas in the various initiatives to liven up and beautify the waterways, we hope the public, private and people sectors will build a closer relationship with water and from there, develop a sense of shared ownership for it. said Yap Kheng Guan, Director of PUB s 3P Network. Kolam Ayer as a showcase A 200 m stretch of Kallang River at Kolam Ayer will be the first to benefit from the ABC Waters Programme. As a major river with great potential for transformation, Kallang was a prime candidate for the launch of the programme. In the first phase, PUB will work together with the National Parks Board to transform this stretch of Kallang River. Residents at the launch on 16 April were excited to see the upcoming plans at Kolam Ayer. Lush greenery such as flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses and even willow trees will be planted along the banks of the river to create a sense of softness and serenity. Boardwalks, pathways and floating decks will lead to the waterfront, allowing people to rest and recreate right by the river. Residents and visitors alike will be able to rollerblade, fish or simply dangle their legs over the water. The centrepiece of this project will be Singapore s first water wheel. A natural spot for people to gather, people can pedal it to make the wheel turn. And the water flowing from the wheel will be a constant reminder to people to keep the water clean.˚ 4
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