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The TDC Development Company Limited on Wednesday explained that Reserved Lands within its jurisdiction are not the same as Greenbelts; “having trees on a Reserved Land does not convert it into a Greenbelt”.
Mr Ian Okwei, TDC Protocol and Administrative Manager responding to allegations from residents on sale of greenbelts, told the Ghana News Agency at Tema that “whereas Reserved Lands within the acquisition were for future development, Greenbelts serve as a buffer between industries and residencies”.
Mr Okwei explained that the green area from the Motorway Roundabout through to the Harbour, as well as the General Hospital to Meridian formed the Greenbelt Zone while the open spaces between the various communities were Reserved Lands.
It isn’t the first time a Tanglin Halt site was selected for a SERS project.
Previously, in January 2003, the government announced its SERS plans for blocks 50 to 54 at Tanglin Halt.
Homeowners were given the option to purchase flats at blocks 89 to 91, which they moved into by 2008.
This current SERS project affects blocks 24 to 38 and 40 to 45 at Tanglin Halt.
Many long-time residents have up sticks and left.
Background on redevelopment of Tanglin Halt
About 3,480 households were slated to be moved to new flats in nearby Margaret Drive, Dawson Road and Strathmore Avenue by 2020.
The Commonwealth Drive Food Centre, Tanglin Halt Market, and the surrounding shops are to be cleared over a period of seven to 10 years starting from 2014.
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A trip down memory lane in Tanglin Halt, soon to be demolished What will be lost, and what has already changed in one of Singapore’s oldest districts? Residents and business owners share their stories with the programme On The Red Dot.
Many of the shops in Tanglin Halt have been around since the neighbourhood was built in the 1960s.
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SINGAPORE: When Tanglin Halt resident Venkatachalam Gomathi, 57, used to work late at the office, her neighbour made a point of checking whether her daughter was home alone.