Mandai masterplan tweaked to lower impact on environment (Amended)

Singapore

CHANGES have been made to the initial plans to transform Mandai into a mega wildlife and nature attraction, so as to reduce the impact of the development on the environment and biodiversity in the area.

For example, there has been a switch in the locations of the new Bird Park and Rainforest Park; two nature-themed indoor education areas have been merged into one, and the entry points to the new attractions have been decentralised.

Revealing these on Tuesday, Mandai Park Holdings Group chief executive Mike Barclay said: "We want sustainability and conservation to be at the heart of the Mandai project."

The group, previously known as Mandai Safari Park Holdings, is a wholly-owned unit of Temasek Holdings. It is spearheading the makeover of Mandai into a 126-hectare (ha) wildlife and nature destination,…