Flood In Singapore Essay

Prevention of floods in Singapore

Water is indeed a very useful thing .we use it for many purposes. But it can also be human’s bitterest enemy.

We have all heard the phrase “Many drops make an ocean”. In fact it could also make a flood. A drop might not be lot but when millions join hands, a flood can be a live nightmare

This is one example of a flood that occurred right here in Singapore in Singapore, flash floods are actually quite common .in fact, there is almost 10 happening every year. That is nearly a flood per month.to understand how Singapore has been able to prevent these floods from being a city wrecker we have to understand:

1) what are floods ?

2) how are they caused?

3) What are the effects of floods?

4) what have we

This proves that the rain water runs to the low lying land that causes the flood.

So how does Singapore cope with this? The main problem is that the water flooding the area might not be the water that rained on that area

To this Singapore has a three part solution for the each of the stages of flooding

1) that’s where it rains (not necessarily where it floods),

2) the run off ( the places through which the water will go before reaching the low lying flood area ) ,

3) The flood area where the water collects (in some cases it may not be raining heavily there).

Some of the things that the government has done 1) Extensive drainage: as a way to prevent floods Singapore has invested a lot of money and manpower to help the country to drain away the water more effectively. They have widened the canals to help transport more water and therefore increasing the efficiency of the water transport. As you can see in the next picture, Singapore has made the canal larger to support the water