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Claims for Damages to Property or Personal Injury Caused by Trees Managed by NParks

Debated in Parliament on 10 Jan 2024.

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NParks manages over two million urban trees across parks, park connectors, state lands, and roads in Singapore.
From 2014 to 2023, NParks received an average of 87 claims per year for damages or injury caused by these trees.
About one-third of these claims resulted in payments, with amounts varying based on the circumstances and merits of each case.

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He Ting Ru

#1

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development over the last 10 years (a) how many claims for damages to property or personal injury caused by trees on public property managed by NParks were received; (b) how many claims eventually resulted in payments being made; and (c) what was the mean amount of such payments made.

Desmond Lee

#2

The National Parks Board (NParks) manages over two million urban trees in Singapore's parks, park connectors, state lands and along roads. From 2014 to 2023, NParks received an annual average of 87 claims for damages to property or personal injury caused by trees in these areas, of which about one-third of the claims resulted in payments. The payment amounts depend on the circumstances and merits of each case.

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NParks manages over two million urban trees across parks, park connectors, state lands, and roads in Singapore.
From 2014 to 2023, NParks received an average of 87 claims per year for damages or injury caused by these trees.
About one-third of these claims resulted in payments, with amounts varying based on the circumstances and merits of each case.

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