Land Subsidence and Mitigation Measures Planned

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2018.

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Leon Perera queried the Ministry for National Development about evidence of land subsidence in Singapore, its potential future consequences, and planned policy actions to mitigate them.
Lawrence Wong explained that land subsidence involves soil settling and compaction, occurring naturally or due to human activities like construction, and is common globally.
He noted that Singapore's location away from tectonic plate margins and its stable geological materials mean there is no concerning evidence of land subsidence in the country.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry has evidence pertaining to whether land subsidence is taking place in Singapore; (b) if so, what are the future consequences of this; and (c) what policy actions are being planned to mitigate these consequences.

Lawrence Wong

Land subsidence refers to the loss of surface elevation when soil gradually settles and compacts over time. Some degree of land subsidence happens in all countries, due to natural phenomena, such as tectonic motion, as well as human action, such as building and construction.

Singapore lies away from the margins of tectonic plates, and our ground predominantly consists of stable geological materials. Hence, we have not seen evidence of land subsidence in Singapore that would raise cause for concern.

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Leon Perera queried the Ministry for National Development about evidence of land subsidence in Singapore, its potential future consequences, and planned policy actions to mitigate them.
Lawrence Wong explained that land subsidence involves soil settling and compaction, occurring naturally or due to human activities like construction, and is common globally.
He noted that Singapore's location away from tectonic plate margins and its stable geological materials mean there is no concerning evidence of land subsidence in the country.

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Land Subsidence and Mitigation Measures Planned

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2018.

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Leon Perera queried the Ministry for National Development about evidence of land subsidence in Singapore, its potential future consequences, and planned policy actions to mitigate them.
Lawrence Wong explained that land subsidence involves soil settling and compaction, occurring naturally or due to human activities like construction, and is common globally.
He noted that Singapore's location away from tectonic plate margins and its stable geological materials mean there is no concerning evidence of land subsidence in the country.

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Leon Perera queried the Ministry for National Development about evidence of land subsidence in Singapore, its potential future consequences, and planned policy actions to mitigate them.
Lawrence Wong explained that land subsidence involves soil settling and compaction, occurring naturally or due to human activities like construction, and is common globally.
He noted that Singapore's location away from tectonic plate margins and its stable geological materials mean there is no concerning evidence of land subsidence in the country.

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