MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR STATE LAND

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR STATE LAND

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Dr Fatimah Lateef asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law (a) whether there is a regular cleaning, upkeeping and grass-cutting schedule for State land; and (b) if so, if it is possible to place the name of the agency in charge of the upkeep of these areas, on the signage in the vicinity.

Prof. Jayakumar: The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) does have a regular maintenance programme for all State lands. Such maintenance is done more frequently for State lands within built-up areas, such as residential estates. Generally, for open space in residential estates that are used for community gathering and recreation, cleaning is done daily to remove litter and the grass is cut on a monthly basis.

The Member has suggested that the name of the agency in charge of the upkeep of the State lands be stated on the signboards erected at the sites. SLA and its agent, HDB, have put up 900 signboards at various State land sites. The signboards are placed mainly on sites designated for casual and recreational uses in residential estates, eg, Tanjong Rhu and Stadium Link and at locations where there have been past cases of illegal dumping, eg, Lim Chu Kang and Ponggol. As there are about 3,700 State land sites island-wide with an aggregate land area of 14,000 ha, it would not be practical to place such signs on every piece of State land. SLA has, therefore, concentrated its efforts in putting up signboards in residential estates as these are frequently used by the public. The signboards show the agency responsible for the maintenance of the land and the agency's contact number.

SLA also has an up-to-date, one-stop online portal called LandQuery, from which the public can check the agencies responsible for the maintenance of all Government-owned land, including those owned by statutory boards. Launched in November last year, LandQuery allows a member of the public to contact the Government agency through an

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online feedback form or by telephone at the contact number listed in the portal. The public service is free.