Committee of Supply 2025 debate, Day 4: Tan Kiat How on green living environment

The government has been working hard to ensure that Singaporeans enjoy a pleasant and green living environment, said Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How. It is continuing to expand the country’s green spaces and bring them closer to every resident, he said in parliament on Wednesday (Mar 5). As of end-2024, the government has established 391 kilometres of park connectors, equivalent to crossing Singapore's length from east to west almost eight times, he said. Singapore is making good progress towards achieving its target of 500 kilometres of park connectors by 2030, he added. NParks will continue to expand its network of parks and park connectors. Its target is to develop more than 25 new parks and over 50 kilometres of park connectors which Singaporeans can look forward to over the next five years. The government is also progressively carrying out concept studies on over 100 hectares of potential park development areas in the coming years, as well as expanding Singapore’s blue spaces, said Mr Tan.