Ways to increase land

1. Storm-water ponds


Storm-water ponds are actually concrete ponds. They are built on empty sites, like of those under flyovers. This can prevent land wastage. One of them can be found under the SLE. Water will be collected during thunderstorms and then pumped to Seletar Reservoir.


Advantages:

• Water collected can meet the need of 10,000 households
• Addresses the problem of water constrain

Disadvantages:

• Water will not be collected unless there is a thunderstorm
• There may be periods of dry spells, resulting in failure in collecting water