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Bucketwheel excavator digging soil from the hills at Siglap Plain and Katong Catchment Area

Soil being transferred by conveyor belt to the reclamation site

sea being 2,000 ft. at Bedok and the minimum 800 ft. at Tanjong Rhu;

(c) The excavation of some 27 million cu. yds. of earth from the hills at Siglap Plain and the Katong Catch- ment Area by four modern bucket- wheel excavators.

(d) The conveyance of this earth from the hills to any points along the coast by some 61⁄21⁄2 miles of belt con-

veyors;

(e) The continuous and proper me- thod of depositing this earth into the sea by one specially-designed spreader in conjunction with one tripping ma- chine running along the shiftable dump conveyor;

(f) The continuous and efficient compaction of soil by bulldozers, grad- ers and rubber tyred rollers;

(g) The orderly follow up of the construction of shore protection works and 51⁄2 miles of canals and drains to carry surface water across the reclam- ation area to the sea.

The method adopted by the Jap- anese contractor was essentially the original one proposed by the Housing & Development Board.

By the end of June 1969, 930 acres of land had already been reclaim- ed along 41⁄2 miles of coastline with an average speed of one acre per day.

The reason for such achievement

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Far East BUILDER, September 1969