I realise this post is a year old but I just came across it. Well, it's sad. Seriously. Not only will we loose a large chunk of what little remains of singapores' wildlife. Mostly due to the huge ammounts of soap that comes from washing boats and oil from the engines(trust me, I sail and wakeboard) But this project is going to be a HUGE flop. Why? Because no one wants to sail or windsurf in a land locked body of water with almost no wind(Trees! is the government too busy to consider TREES block the WIND? A very essential part of "WINDsurfing?) And while wakeboarding is possible, Don't they recognise the dangers of all that driftwood coming down from the rivers? Trust me on this as well, it's dangerous enough in the open ocean where hitting a dead catfish will leave you a nice 4 inch spine in your ankle(I still have the spine), the last thing I wanna hit is a jagged 4 foot branch. Like i said, it's a flop waiting to happen.
While I realise there is a problem, I feel that problem isn't the shortage of water. But the mindbloggling lack of creativity in our government. It's typical of them to take to most simple, low risk solution available without considering the long term(often unseen) consiquences of their actions. Consider for a moment, that I mentioned soap and lubricating oil. If you've got a problem with "newater" can you imagine drinking soapy oil? I think not. Also consider what makes MacRitchie so attractive to people? And what kind of person does it attract?
Surely not the beach lover(where's the beach??) who is coincidentally the sailor/windsurfer and wakeboarder. Surely not the seeker of good Hor Fun or Fried Rice.(Feed myself lah, not mosquito!) Then who else? Could it be the birdwatchers, joggers, photographers, stargazers? OF COURSE IT'S THEM! And ask yourself, why do they come? for thewatersports and food? I don't think so...
And lets consider the environment. Pollution will first affect the aquatic life => That will affect their predators(Large fish and birds) => Which means a big hit to our already dwindling reptile population => Eventually all that equates to more rats and mosquitos, less biodiversity, and a less attractive MacRitchie all together. Hence the predicted flop. So in case you missed my opinion in all those words I'll sum it up for you: IT'S A potentially STUPID IDEA!!!
Vote Budak for president!
heh heh, had to add that last line
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