Singapore’s Botanic Gardens will be expanded with the addition of a new parkland.
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said a 9.8-hectare parkland at Tyersall Avenue will be added to the Gardens.
This parkland will form a seamless extension to the west of the Gardens, bringing the total area of the Botanic Gardens to almost 74 hectares.
And, there will be a new arboretum on the parkland. The Tyersall addition is slated to be completed by 2012.
Mr Mah said: “A rich diversity of flora and fauna, including some rare species, exists in the forest at this new site. An arboretum will be developed to capitalise on this rich biodiversity, integrating the forest in the extension with the existing rainforest within the Botanic Gardens to form an enlarged forest habitat. Continue reading
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