REPAIR OF DRAINS

Mr Chiam See Tong asked the Minister for the Environment whether the Government will repair the drains in Sennett Estate, Potong Pasir, as they collect stagnant water and breed mosquitoes.

Mr Yeo Cheow Tong: The Drainage Department of Ministry of the Environment has repaired 2.5 km of damaged drains in Sennett Estate since 1997 as part of its on-going island wide drainage maintenance programme. The observation by ENV officers is that stagnant water in the drains is often due to litter in the drains. Mr Chiam can help to reduce this problem by encouraging members of the public in the area to refrain from littering. Mr Chiam can also inform ENV directly should he be aware of any damaged drain in Sennett Estate that needs repairing.