PUB continues to fail Singaporeans

El Niño/La Niña-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO causes extreme weather (such as floods and droughts) in many regions of the world.........The expression of ENSO is potentially subject to dramatic changes as a result of global warming, and is a target for research in this regard.

Well El Nino is a phenomenon that is known to man for years. It seems the CEO of the Public Utilities Board (PUB) Khoo Teng Chye isn't aware of this.
Hence, heavier than expected rainfall in Singapore has continued to wreak havoc annually and even started to devastate our main shopping district.

In a country where it rains half the time, you would have thought PUB and the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources would have taken action at all costs to solve a potential disaster in the making.

Shopowners have lost millions of dollars due to our inept drainage capacity and design. Has the government granted any compensation to them? Greedy landlords only care about raking in the profits and would never spend hundreds of thousands on improved anti-flood measures.
Taking the cake though is Mr. Khoo who said that  "The other alternative is to really create a diversion canal from where this pond is to the Singapore River. But given Singapore's built-up situation, these are very, very expensive schemes."
So there is actually a physical solution to the floods!! But PUB won't spend the money, which in any case is taxpayer funded, because it's expensive?
The amount of damages caused to hapless shop owners and businesses isn't expensive?
I guess it's OK for Temasek to lose billions while beefing up our flood safety is too expensive.
Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan in principle, did the right thing by visiting Tanglin Mall on Sunday. But his comments to the media raised more questions than answers.
He was quoted thinking aloud "has the weather changed?"
How can a country rich enough to pay its Ministers the highest salaries in the world and one that can shore up shaky US banks not invest adequately in weather research?

Today, the Orchard Road Business Association came out to say they are disappointed with PUB.
My question to you guys is how many of you endorsed the PAP in the May Elections? How many of you supported the former Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim?
It is he that should shoulder most of the blame for failing to ensure that the PUB took corrective actions after last year's once in 50 years flood.
Also, CEO Khoo and the top brass at PUB must also be held responsible.

60% of Singaporeans allowed PAP to continue ruling for another five years.
What did your votes stand for?

A 15 year old Indonesia boy is a casualty in the latest series of floods. How many more lives do we need to lose before the government starts to do something meaningful?

Isn't the loss of human life more expensive?