{"id":84415,"date":"2026-09-12T21:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=84415"},"modified":"2026-09-12T21:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:06:03","slug":"water-supply-disruption-in-bukit-batok-after-pipe-burst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=84415","title":{"rendered":"Water supply disruption in Bukit Batok after pipe burst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A burst underground pipe<!-- --> in the early hours of Sept 12<!-- --> temporarily interrupted the water supply in three blocks in Bukit Batok.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A home in Block 639 <!-- -->Bukit Batok Central was affected<!-- -->, <!-- -->along <!-- -->with commercial units <!-- -->at the neighbouring <!-- -->Block<!-- -->s<!-- --> 636 and 637, <!-- -->said the Jurong-Clementi-Bukit Batok Town Council in a media reply on the same day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook video <!-- -->just after midnight on Sept 12<!-- -->, Murali Pillai, the MP of the area, said <!-- -->11 shophouse units in Blocks 636 and 637 were affected, with hoses being used to fill up the water tanks serving those units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cResidents and shopkeepers of these units please be assured we will do our best to help,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In <!-- -->the<!-- --> media reply, a <!-- -->town council <!-- -->spokesperson said it immediately isolated the affected pipe and restored water supply to the <!-- -->home after it was alerted to the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The spokesperson added that the town council <!-- -->also installed <!-- -->a temporary<!-- --> surface pipe to restore supply to the commercial <!-- -->units<!-- -->, which were not operating at the time.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Preliminary investigations showed that the disruption was due to a burst underground pipe, and Pillai had also visited the affected home to check on the resident\u2019s well-being and offer assistance, according to the spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Repair<!-- -->s<!-- --> are expected to be completed over the next two to three days, <!-- -->and businesses will be told in advance if water supply would be temporarily disrupted for the repairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cThe town council understands the inconvenience that can arise from such disruptions and is treating the matter with urgency,\u201d the spokesperson said, adding that it would monitor the situation closely to minimise the risk of further disruption.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/water-supply-temporarily-disrupted-in-3-blocks-in-bukit-batok-after-underground-pipe-burst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A burst underground pipe in the early hours of Sept 12 temporarily interrupted the water supply in three blocks in Bukit Batok. 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