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SINGAPORE — In the newly opened Bidadari Park — once a cemetery, now a green refuge for people and migratory birds — lies a scenic lake that can also protect the Bidadari estate from flash floods. Alkaff Lake is the centrepiece of the roughly 13ha veNow open: Freshwater lake in new Bidadari Park helps protect estate from flash floods
SINGAPORE — In the newly opened Bidadari Park — once a cemetery, now a green refuge for people and migratory birds — lies a scenic lake that can also protect the Bidadari estate from flash floods. Alkaff Lake is the centrepiece of the roughly 13ha verdant park which is nestled in the middle of the new Bidadari estate. While it brings back memories of the Alkaff Lake Gardens of the 1930s which lasted till the 1960s, the new lake has another, more practical function: to hold storm water to prevent floods in the densely built Bidadari estate during heavy rains. The first-of-its-kind lake, engineered by national water agency PUB, serves as a natural and biodiversity-friendly retention pond to manage the growing threat of flash floods amid climate change. And Bidadari Park — inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood — has different features at every corner, from marshlands to thick groves and rolling hills. Read more