{"id":43907,"date":"2017-02-13T11:48:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T04:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-to-ensure-botanic-gardens-remains-safe\/"},"modified":"2017-02-13T11:52:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T04:52:48","slug":"govt-to-ensure-botanic-gardens-remains-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-to-ensure-botanic-gardens-remains-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt to ensure Botanic Gardens remains safe"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nScreengrab taken from YouTube showing workers clearing the massive tree after it fell on Saturday.
\nNational Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (12 February) said the government would not waste any effort in ensuring that the Botanic Gardens remains safe for the public, reported Channel NewsAsia.
\nHis statement came a day after a 40m-tall Tembusu tree at the Botanic Gardens fell, killing 38-year-old Indian national Radhika Angara and injuring four others, including her husband and two children.
\n\u201cThe Botanic Gardens is our national treasure \u2013 we will spare no effort to ensure that it remains safe for all to enjoy,\u201d he said in a Facebook post.
\nShocked and saddened by the accident, Wong also extended his \u201cdeepest condolences to the family of the victim; and my prayers go out to the injured for a speedy recovery\u201d.
\nHe shared that the gardens will remain open even as the affected area has been closed while the toppled tree is cleared.
\nHe noted that it is unusual for a Tembusu tree, particularly one recently given a clean bill of health, to fall without warning. In fact, NParks has asked experts and arborists to look into the matter.
\nThe fallen tree was declared healthy following an inspection last September.
\nNParks also revealed that it had completed a detailed check on other trees in Palm Valley, where the tree had fallen, and declared them to be safe.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
\n
\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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