Singapore has come a long way to this day! Decades back, the Singapore River was so polluted its color was black like coffee. Cleaning up the river took more than a decade before fishes returns. Making it into a reservoir is truly visionary with long term planning as much of Marina Bay is entirely man-made encircled by reclaimed lands.
This evening I took opportunity to hop by and check it out. It is just like a dam across the Marina Bay with steel floodgates.
The view by night.
Looking out from an office tower.
The Visitor Center is elegantly designed and functions as an eco-park as well!
Looking back at the city skyline from the Visitor Center.
It's pumps are reported to be the biggest in the world specially built in the Netherlands, capable of draining an Olympic size swimming pool in a minute..
I think Singapore can be proud of it to be a role model for many countries!
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