Grace Fu on clean-up of beaches and coastal areas after oil spill

The clean-up operation of Singapore’s beaches and coastal areas is progressing well. The first phase has been completed and the second phase - focusing on areas which are difficult to clean - is well underway. Some beaches have progressed to the final phase where volunteers are mobilised to help. The beaches will be reopened when clean-up operations are completed. Siloso Beach at Sentosa has reopened for all water activities. Several parts of East Coast Park have reopened for land-based activities. The plan is to complete the cleaning of all affected beaches within the next one month or so. Sustainability and the Environment Minister Grace Fu gave this update in reply to an MP’s question in Parliament on Wednesday (Aug 7).