07-08-2025
PUB investigating waste water discharge in Eunos: Pritam
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An overflowing manhole in a Eunos neighbourhood is likely caused by a choke in an underground sewage pipe that links to a nearby BTO worksite.
SINGAPORE – A waste water discharge has occurred in a Eunos neighbourhood and national water agency PUB is investigating the matter, Workers' Party leader Pritam Singh said.
In a Facebook post on Aug 6, Mr Singh, who is an MP for Aljunied GRC – which includes the Eunos ward – said the discharge in the area between Blocks 619 and 623 appeared to have come from an inspection chamber in the low-lying area around Block 619.
He added that Aljunied-Hougang Town Council had informed him that the PUB was investigating the matter, focusing its efforts on a construction site for a new Build-To-Order project across the PIE, in East Coast GRC. The site is part of the Chai Chee Green project .
According to Mr Singh, the underground sewage pipe runs from Eunos across the PIE to Chai Chee. A possible choke somewhere may have caused a backflow towards Eunos, resulting in the visible discharge.
After his house visits on the evening of Aug 6, Mr Singh visited the Chai Chee Green worksite and spoke to PUB officers and staff from LS Construction, the project's main contractor. He said the teams had been working to vacuum debris and were coordinating with the Housing Board to divert water to unaffected manholes.
Some of the construction workers were also deployed to help manage traffic in Eunos, he said, and he thanked them for their efforts.
The Straits Times has contacted PUB, the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, the Housing Board and LS Construction for more information.
