GARDENS BY THE BAY, SINGAPORE
Designed with the environment in mind, ‘Gardens by the Bay’ is a park spanning 101 hectares (250 acres) of reclaimed land in the Central area of Singapore, adjacent to a fresh water reservoir known as ‘Marina Reservoir’.
I take you on a virtual tour to three different sections of the garden:
1.Cloud Mountain/Cloud Forest
The Cloud Forest is spread in an area of 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres). It is artificially created Cloud Mountain and replicates the cool moist conditions found in tropical mountain regions like South-East Asia. Entry level has plants like ferns, orchids, rare conifers, camellias and tree ferns from New Zealand.
The Cloud Forest features a 42-metre (138 ft) “Cloud Mountain“, accessible by an elevator up to the top. The top floor is also referred to as “The Lost World”.
~ Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Cloud Walk – Descent from the mountain is via a circular path where a 35-meter (115 ft) Waterfall provides plenty of refreshing cool air. It is a wonderful Cloud walk through mist where you get an actual feeling of traversing through “Clouds” – of course artificial!
Nice write up. All beautiful things demand hefty maintenance !
you can not be more correct on this…
Sir
Fine. Everything is possible with limited and disciplined population.good governance> Actually more Indians specifically Tamils live in Singapore. They follow all rules and regulations of Singapore govt. When they come to India they don’t follow it and exercise their Indian Republic and Democratic applications.
whereas in our country main task is alarmingly growing population, opportunistic politicians, uneducated population, caste, creed, color apart from all the most sensitive religion .
Dear Chanpree,
Thanks.
“Governance” does not require a justification! Discipline has to be demonstrated by the leaders. Then only a common man will follow.
Singapore has about 10%-12% Indians and Tamil has an Official status.
Singapore also has parliamentary democracy like ours. But it works well there mainly because of stringent rules, honest people, and a corruption free system!
‘Illiteracy’ in our country may be taken as an opportunity to provide more education and improve the conditions rather than exploitation & vote bank.
Common man in Singapore is disciplined mainly because Army Service is compulsory for all (minimum 2 yrs).
A small country, with a population of about 5.3 million has carved a niche in the Globe – with the 3rd highest ‘per capita income in the world’; the lowest unemployment rate (~3%); Home ownership is about 87% – duly encouraged and supported by the government; Singapore has the world’s highest percentage of millionaires; Currently it is the only Asian Country with ‘AAA’ rating from all three- S&P’s, Moody’s & Fitch; It has the highest Trade to GDP ratio in the world( 400 %).
Key factors are Corruption-free environment, Skilled work force and low Tax Rates besides dedicated people!