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Pang Sua Pond
Pang Sua Pond is a floating wetland located in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. It is the second-largest Artificiality, man-made wetland in Singapore. The pond has a 480-meter long elevated bridge that connects to the Park Connector Network, Bukit Panjang Park Connector and the Senja-Cashew Community Club. It also serves as a Storm drain, stormwater collection pond. Etymology Pang Sua Pond's English name may be a Transliteration of Chinese, transliteration of the Hokkien word "捧沙". Description The boardwalk is 480-meters long and 7-meters high that can be used for jogging or walking. There is also a stage for performances and community events along with viewing spots. History Pang Sua Pond was one of 16 Storm drain, stormwater collection ponds built in the 1990s to help combat the possibility of Flash flood, flooding during a heavy downpour by collecting surface runoff. The water collected in Pang Sua Pond would then be pumped to the Upper Seletar Reservoir for treatment. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west, Choa Chu Kang to the northwest, Sungei Kadut to the north, the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Central Water Catchment to the east, and Bukit Timah to the south. Bukit Panjang New Town is located at the northern portion of the planning area. Bukit Panjang has an average elevation of 36m/118 ft. The town is categorised into seven subzones, namely Jelebu, Bangkit, Fajar, Saujana, Senja, Dairy Farm, and Nature Reserve. Etymology Bukit Panjang means "long hill" in Malay language, Malay. It gets its name from the low hills which end south to Bukit Timah. The roads in the town are named after the old 1960s kampung tracks (Lorong Petir, Lorong Pending, Jalan Fajar, Jalan Senja) which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
