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PUB to spend S$500m to safeguard against floods
Move comes as extreme weather conditions have become more common
Published Thu, Nov 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
NATIONAL water agency PUB will spend S$500 million over the next two to three years to upgrade existing drains as a safeguard against floods given that extreme weather conditions have become more common.
This adds to the S$1.2 billion it has already spent on drain improvement works since 2011.
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