The Great Flood 2010,Great Singapore Sales follows

The great Singapore Flood 2010 of June 19th put the news on the water resources of Singapore. All the drains and rivers finally connects to the Marina Basin Floodgate, it shows the fragile connection between conserving water and controlling it. All resources leading to control the flow have not been successful so far, witness the numerous flash flood that hit Singapore once in every blue moon or as late as last November say the PUB Chief Khoo Teng Chye. When the water was rising in ultra rich Bukit Timah district, the flood gate was lifted. There lives the rich and lorded and connected, who head of department could seen be assailed in the next morning , when the flood in here reaches their doorstep. But Stamford Canal, the unknow x factor and more merchant like than connected the place of Business and where the Streets to be seen when in Singapore.
Very soon the business hub of Singapore, where the B in Business come from, it was raining cats and dogs, and not a tourists in sight. It was a flood of the wrong type, not the card carrying or Gucci carrying type but the more liquid type. The whole street was cover with an overly generous cups of Cappuccino and all the Lattes, from the basement of Starbuck to the top of the stairs. All swirling and coloured froths, representing the signatures of the Coffee culture. Just pure plain flood water , overflowing from the drains and channels fast and furious, showing who is King, nature or the builders of Orchard Road . The Great Flood wins ,hand down.
There were more water seen flowing in the streets of Orchard Road, than the whole year in one hour. The flood was equivalent to 60 Olympics size pools, and not that Singapore should be complaining. Singapore needed that much to convert to water for its inhabitant. But the timing was off . The root cause of it all was the debris, leaves and flotsome that flows under the road of Orchard Road. There were actually two canals that runs the length of the road, one major and one minor. The interlink under the middle of the road with the grills and bars to stop the debris was ineffective. It stops the leaves and the water when the grill traps became solid as a wall instead of as porus as a sieve. Thus the ferocity and speeds and the masses of flood water back up back towards the drains and back where it all came and connected from the road and containments. When the liquid masses congregates, it took a life of its own and seeks every bits and spaces it can go to ,including branded and shops and all. Stocks and all were soaked to the brims and millions dollars of goods were evacuated to higher ground or damage. A few high ended goods, like shoes were seen going for a walk.
The Pub chief, ultimately the CEO of the whole drains and canals leading to the Marina Bay Reservoir trotted out figures and to do for the new few years. The hard ware include inspections, litter traps and maintenace schedules to be updated and enforced.
It includes $2 billions will be poured ito the drain. $150 to improve the drainage so that the flows will not be interrupted on its way to the Marina Bay Reservoir. More workers will be employed by the PUB. Not the Pub where one goes for the watering hole, but lowly paid workers, moving around to ensure no debris hung around there. The debris will be disperse to prevent congregations. The design of the debris traps were supposed to be self cleaning, but in lull days, the dirts hardly a forces to stop the flow of water. However, when the number and masses of dirts and debris reaches a critical levels, it strikes back, much like the Empire strike back. Then the real problems will become more apparents until it became a force to be reckon with.
The workers will be mainly overseeing the Lucky Plaza ,where the traders of the basement had a little bit of luck. The building had a back door where the flood water can leave as fast as they come it, thus preventing a built up. In Liat Tower, there were no such measure. There were no back doors for the water to escape. It flooded the Branded goods to the top of the stairs.
At the end of the Great Flood of 2010, the next items will the the continuing of the Great Singapore Sales. New stocks will arrive, not to worry the buyers.