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	Kallang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kallang is an old Malay reference to the orang laut (sea gypsies), called orang biduanda kallang, who lived in the vicinity of the Kallang River and Singapore River.
		The area is drained by the Kallang, Geylang, Rochor and Whampoa rivers, and Pelton Canal.
		Kallang is under the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency, which operates the local town council responsible for the general maintenance of the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kallang (718 words)

	singapore_river (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the map, the source of the Singapore River, which is one of about 90 rivers in Singapore and its islands, is at Kim Seng Bridge but the waterway is somewhat longer than its advertised 11 km length and extends, as Alexandra Canal, as far as the junction of Commonwealth Avenue.
		Singapore River is where the colourful and romantic history of the river and the myth and legends can still conjure up memories of the lighters, bumboats, tongkangs with their painted eyes to see the danger ahead and sampans of yesteryear.
		At the very moment of landing, Raffles must have realised the importance of the river for, in the same year of 1819, the north bank was drained for government buildings and, in 1822, the south bank was reclaimed and a retaining wall and steps were built.
	www.pokertournnament.com /wiki/?title=Singapore_River (1335 words)

	Singapore: Clean up of the Singapore River and Kallang Basin
		The cleaning-up of the Singapore River and Kallang Basin demonstrates a lesson in environmental restoration.
		The Singapore River and Kallang Basin symbolize the development of Singapore from a trading and business centre to one of rapid urbanization and an expanding trade.
		Today, the River and Basin are used for recreational purposes such as boating, fishing and river cruise, adding to a higher quality of life for Singaporeans.
	www.unescap.org /DRPAD/VC/conference/bg_sg_14_csr.htm (580 words)

	Kallang River to be transformed into recreational hub by 2007
		AS THE morning sunlight glinted on the clear green waters of the Kallang River yesterday, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim and his fellow MPs from the Jalan Besar GRC made a dramatic appearance aboard kayaks.
		A 200m stretch of Kolam Ayer along the Kallang River was chosen for the first makeover, which will gradually be extended to include other water bodies as well.
		While the Kallang River pilot project will be designed and executed by PUB, it is courting the private sector to develop the rest of the programme.
	www.wildsingapore.com /news/20060304/060416-1.htm (1329 words)

	LESSONS LEARNED
		In Oct 77, a report on "The Cleaning-up of the Singapore River and the Kallang Basin" was submitted to the Prime Minister.
		The primary aim was to remove the filth and stench permanently from the rivers and canals.
		Pig farms and duck farms were a major source of pollution as the water in the Kallang River was laden with pig wastes.
	campus.fortunecity.com /media/330/lessonslearnt.htm (1400 words)

	DIVE CLUB 854 - DIVING IN THE SINGAPORE RIVER (1987) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the Kallang River dive from the tip of Marina Park, off Nicoll Highway, to the brand new beach at Crawford Park, we encountered a sewage leak.
		But the star attractions were the guppies, sea bass and garoupas quietly hiding in crevices and holes; and the little crabs sidestepping their way to the river walls plastered with molluscs.
		At the end of the half-hour dive, we agreed that the Singapore River at least was clean and clear enough for diving.
	www.bsac854.org /854/divelog/river87.html (411 words)

	wild lives: people passionate about nature in singapore
		Reflecting on the waters of the Kallang River.
		And a short promenade by the river, planted with stately palms which were fruiting like crazy.
		Many years ago, the river was so polluted and smelly that nothing lived in or near it.
	www.wildsingapore.com /riablog/ourwild/040810krp.htm (535 words)

	1121Singapore Costa Rhu condos, rental properties, Singapore real estate, rental houses, condos, apartments, property, ...
		Many expats jog or walk their dogs by the crystal clear Kallang River (see image of Japanese lady walking dog and the closed circuit security camera positioned on left of image).
		Suntec City and Gateway on Beach Road are across the river but a river taxi service is said to be ready at the end of 2002.
		Some units facing the Benjamin Sheares Bridge which spans the Kallang River and connects the East Coast to Suntec City, or the ECP expressway to the Changi Airport are not favoured but the traffic noise is minimal when windows and sliding doors are closed.
	www.asiahomes.com /singaporeapartment/homexpat/17_homepat.htm (1297 words)

	sinriver
		However, in the 1970s, the river was badly polluted with sewage, domestic refuse, industrial waste as well as animal and farm waste.
		After the removal of pollutive activities, physical improvements were made to the riverbanks of the Singapore River and the Kallang Basin.
		To keep the rivers clean, a committee comprising various government ministries and statutory boards was set up to plan, coordinate and implement programmes to prevent pollution to the rivers.
	campus.fortunecity.com /media/330/sinriver.htm (590 words)

	Clean Rivers Education Programme and Clean River Commemoration
		The project to clean up both the rivers took a decade to complete, starting in October 1977 with the cleaning up of Kallang River and smaller rivers in the Kallang Basin.
		The rivers' pollution had grown as for decades, the river residents had lived in unsewered premises and disposed their farm wastes into the river.
		Thereafter, a series of activities, called the Clean Rivers Commemoration '87, were organised by the government for more than six months to educate the public on continuing to keep the rivers clean.
	infopedia.nlb.gov.sg /articles/SIP_398_2004-12-23.html (773 words)

	Yongnam Holdings Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Kallang Paya Lebar (KPE) expressway is "One of the toughest projects in the world" according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) review board of five international experts including Dr. Victor Milligan from Canada and Professor Robert Mair from Cambridge.
		Yongnam is the specialist sub-contractor for the KPE strutting works for three contracts namely C-421, 423 and 424 KPE totaling 7 km of the total 9 km underground stretch.
		The Kallang River Canal has to be diverted, initially north bound and then on top of the completed section of the KPE tunnel south bound.
	www.yongnam.com.sg /gallery_kpe.html (256 words)

	Marina Bay - Explore Marina Bay
		Located at Kallang Road Avenue 8 and 10.
		This park, built on both sides of Kallang River, is both a park and a beach in the heart of the city.
		The park is a favourite with weekend picnickers who can enjoy the view of water-sports enthusiasts displaying their skills and preparing for water-sports competitions at Kallang River and Kallang Basin.
	www.marina-bay.sg /venue_kallang.htm (86 words)

	Silt-washing operation in Yellow River becomes regular! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		TRAWLING for rubbish along the banks of the Kallang River yesterday, cleaner Murugan Kaniappan came across a brown cardboard box about the size of a microwave oven near Crawford Street.
		River Sweep is like old-home day for Stephanie Hellmann of Madison, who has organized the annual cleanup since 1989.
		WINNIPEG - The City of Winnipeg was cleared Wednesday of federal charges related to a sewage spill into the Red River in 2002 - but that doesn't mean the sewage spills have stopped.
	mp3.contentsimulation.com /news/20050617/en0_river.php (421 words)

	Body parts of woman found in two boxes in Kallang River - [VR-Zone IT & Lifestyle Forum!]
		SINGAPORE: A grisly discovery at the Kallang Riverside Park on Thursday has led to an intensified search for missing body parts of a woman and for the suspects behind the gruesome murder.
		The two boxes, one of which washed ashore, were found along the Kallang River.
		Wakeboarders have returned to that stretch of the river, a scene quite different from Thursday, after a cleaner discovered the lower half of a body in a brown cardboard box, severed at the pelvis and knee joints.
	forums.vr-zone.com /showthread.php?t=26352 (732 words)

	TODAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		From the murder of eight-year-old Chinese girl Huang Na and the gruesome Kallang River and Orchard MRT station body parts cases, to the triad-style killing by one-eyed gunman "Tony Kia", the 39-year-old senior police officer did not quite expect his dream job to be this eventful.
		And among the "events" that have filled his days and nights, Supt Quek ranks the Kallang River body parts case as the most "memorable".
		That is how we managed to recover the upper torso after a thorough search (along the banks of Kallang River)," he said.
	www.todayonline.com /articles/120396.asp (646 words)

	Greater Marina Bay to become watersports hub
		In Kallang Basin, a 35ha zone of water will be dedicated to non-motorised recreational or sporting activities.
		A separate 5ha watersports zone in Kallang River will be set aside for motorised activities such as wakeboarding.
		Plans are also underway to create a 2.7ha watersports centre in Kallang Basin to meet the needs of national teams and members of the public, offering equipment rental and training facilities, as well as a public berthing and landing area for small crafts.
	www.ibinews.com /ibinews/newsdesk/20060702111700ibinews.html (635 words)

	TODAYonline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		These are just a few among the smorgasbord of activities being planned to liven up the Greater Marina Bay area, which comprises Marina Bay, the Marina Channel, the Kallang Basin and Kallang River, and the Singapore River.
		Announcing these plans last night, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said it was not enough to merely have the hardware and infrastructure in place to bring out the "character and identity" of Singapore.
		The Urban Redevelopment Authority said the link between the river and buildings around it will be preserved through heritage trails meant for visitors to better appreciate the river's history.
	www.todayonline.com /articles/133202print.asp (438 words)

	Science Viewpoint (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		After the cleanup at the Kallang River, we have came up with the following report of our series of science tests:
		As the pH value of the water is 7.0, neutral, we believe that this is naturally occuring and not caused by the pollution of litter.
		We believe that the maximum number of weeks litter can stay at the river banks is 2 weeks as there are beach cleanups conducted every week.
	www.freewebs.com /alive_kallangriver/science.htm (222 words)

	Singapore Travel Guide : District Overview on Kallang
		The airport was on land reclaimed in 1937.
		Residential: Urban waterfront development with many private residences in Kampong Bugis, Tanjong Rhu and along the banks of the Kallang River.
		The Kallang River is a popular water sport activity area.
	203.81.50.15 /travel_guide/singapore/49/296/kallang.php (385 words)

	Comments
		I was innocently scanning the newspapers the other morning when i came acorss this article about this horrifying tale of a Singaporean man butchering this poor lady into many pieces and surrendering her body parts to the mercy of the Kallang river,which for information,stinks like me after oac training.
		the dumbass of all places chose the portion of water outside the kallang sea sports club to carry out his gory act.
		riding around in that orange canoe is not going to be so enjoyable now, lest I come across some friendly inhabitant of the river that happens to be a head during capsize drill.
	redsrox.blogdrive.com /comments?id=2 (259 words)

	Land Transport Authority - What's New :: Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a $9.4 million contract to construct a dual two-lane vehicular bridge across Kallang River at Geylang Bahru.
		Construction of a pedestrian underpass as a park connector on the southern part of the vehicular bridge across Kallang River.
		The construction of the vehicular bridge across Kallang River project is part of LTA's on-going efforts to improve the existing road network.
	app.lta.gov.sg /corp_press_content.asp?start=519 (187 words)

	Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		"You are walking down Kallang River, enjoying the morning warmth from the Sun and the wonderful sea breeze.
		Besides that, there are so much litter around, ranging from cigarette butts to food wrappers.
		Made up of 5 Temasekians, calling ourselves The Investigators, we strive to educate people on the pollution of our waterways, focusing on Kallang river.
	www.freewebs.com /alive_kallangriver/intro.htm (125 words)

	New Page 2
		Up till 1977, the Singapore River and the Kallang Basin were both badly polluted and were health hazards.
		Hence, in 1977, a Clean River project was launched to clean up the rivers.
		the river was badly polluted with sewage, domestic refuse, industrial waste as well as animal and farm waste.
	www.crescent.edu.sg /ipw/1999/29g9-river/interviews.htm (205 words)

	kallang - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We found one dictionary with English definitions that includes the word kallang:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "kallang" is defined.
		Phrases that include kallang: kallang airport, kallang paya lebar expressway, kallang river
	www.onelook.com /?w=kallang (80 words)

	Goggles
		Picture this: a marketplace consisting of rows after rows of elegant white tents lining the river, with a host of merchants selling crafts, food and other useful items.
		The river is Kallang River, providing a scenic locale for the market set up right next to the Indoor Stadium.
		You can also pop by classy restaurants and music bar situated by the side of Indoor Stadium facing the bazaar and the river.
	www2.ch8.mediacorptv.com /goggles/watz_goggling_hangout_(01-1226).htm (650 words)

	1145Singapore Pebble Bay condos, rental properties, Singapore real estate, rental houses, condos, apartments, property, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Within walking distance to The National Stadium, Indoor Stadium, Kallang Tennis Centre and Kallang Theatre via a suspension bridge.
		Pebble Bay's main water fronting competitor for expatriate tenants is Costa Rhu's Livonia block (pink building) facing Kallang River (far left) and afternoon sun (left).
		A strip of river view between 2 blocks from living area.
	www.asiahomes.com /singaporeapartment/homexpat/1_homepat.htm (659 words)

	TrekEarth \| Framed Photo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Photos: Earth >> Asia >> Singapore >> East >> Bedok Katong >> Kallang
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		It really seems it has a "metalic" texture with the cables, the silver river, and the lights of the buildings.
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo120350.htm (107 words)

	Adrian Lee » Family
		In case you were wondering about the background story behind my header picture up on top.
		It’s a photograph of a river (more like a canal honestly) near my parent’s place (Kallang River).
		The recent history of the river is pretty macabre.
	www.adrianlee.info /category/family (251 words)

	Singapore Expats Forum - View topic - Dragon Boating At kallang River ?
		heard that there's dragon boating at kallang river every sunday afternoon..
		Turn up a little before that and you will get a paddle and a couple of drinks afterwards.
		It is at Kallang Water Sports Park next to the Coast Guard (or Water Police) headquarters on Stadium Road.
	www.singaporeexpats.com /forum/ftopic11293.html (448 words)

	Ginger baby's Dogster Diary
		This is the 2nd time I having a walk at Kallang river.
		But than the MS look at me w his fl face and started scolding me, so I as a cannot lose out girl, bark back and mummy have to drag me away.
		And so after tht MS, walking along the river, I saw a young Lab, he saw me frm far and tried to walk towards me, feeling he not friendly and the MS incident, I decided I shld have a fight.
	www.dogster.com /diary_page.php?pet_id=284345 (1152 words)

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