[Shift to Fri 4th Sep] Seletar Reservoirs Walk

About this event

\*\*\*TAKE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event will be shifted to FRIDAY instead of THURSDAY, same time, same place. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Please update your RSVPs accordingly\*\*\*\* Meet: Khatib MRT (NS14) Passenger Service Centre When: Friday 4th Sep 5 pm\*\* Join our whatsapp channel here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbD6bGk8fewjRFfBRx29 for updates on our walks. \*\*This is a Rain or Shine event. Please take a good lunch or bring along some snacks if you feel hungry along the way. Our walks are usually between 8 - 12 km long. Just so you know, the weather may be hot but as the sun sets, the weather should be cooler. Please be punctual. You are encouraged to be slightly early to avoid disappointments. There will be 5 minutes grace for attendance taking. Please remember that we cannot wait because this would be unfair to those already present. This Meetup group is a community-led group by volunteers. Please extend grace in areas of inadequacy. You are most welcome to give constructive feedback; we strive for improvement! Upper Seletar Reservoir was formerly known as the Seletar Reservoir, before the completion of the Lower Seletar Reservoir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Seletar_Reservoir) near Nee Soon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yishun), formed by the damming (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam) up of the mouth (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_mouth) of Seletar River, in 1986. The Seletar Reservoir was built to meet the surge in water demand after World War I (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I). Built while D. J. Murnane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._J._Murnane) was Municipal Water Engineer, a contemporary description of the project scope and construction in 1939 is included in the footnote.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Seletar_Reservoir#cite_note-1) The construction work was overseen by Murnane's deputy F. G. Hill. It was completed in 1940 and officially opened on 10 August 1969 by Princess Alexandra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Alexandra,_The_Honourable_Lady_Ogilvy). Lower Seletar Reservoir was constructed under the Sungei Seletar/Bedok (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedok) Water Scheme, completed in 1986. The scheme involved the damming of Sungei Seletar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yishun_Dam) to form Lower Seletar Reservoir, the creation of Bedok Reservoir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedok_Reservoir) from a former sand quarry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarry) and the construction of Bedok Waterworks. Its unique feature was the construction of nine stormwater collection stations to tap the storm runoffs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_runoff) of the surrounding urbanised catchments. Eight of these collection stations are ponds at Yishun (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yishun), Tampines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampines), Bedok (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedok) and Yan Kit. Join us as we explore the Seletar Reservoirs! There's captivating greenery, Instagram-worthy pictures, and a "Rocket Tower" to be explored! The most eye-catching feature at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park is its futuristic lookout tower. This was built in 1969, the same year that astronauts from the NASA’s Apollo 11 space mission landed on the moon’s lunar surface. It was the age of exploration and space fever was gripping the world. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Seletar_Reservoir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Seletar_Reservoir https://www.littledayout.com/upper-seletar-reservoir-park-rocket-tower-playground-lookout/ See you there! :-) What to bring: \- Shades \- umbrellas \- Water \- Good walking shoes \- Long pants preferred \- Mosquito Repellent This is a Rain or Shine event. Where there are thunderstorms, we will adjourn for coffee or early dinner. We will resume the walk once the rain subsides. Event communication will be through the event comments section. Please check the event comments section on the