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Everything you need to know about Maju Forest
Despite the popularity of several recent petitions, the Singapore government is proceeding with plans to redevelop Sunset Way and Gillman Barracks.
To do so, areas in Maju Forest and Gillman Barracks have to be cleared for housing development. It is proposed that 15 hectares of Maju Forest’s 23 hectares will be cleared for public housing.
Source: Housing & Development Board via Urban Redevelopment Authority
Before the clearing and HDB development plans commences, here is everything you should know about one of Singapore’s mature secondary forests, Maju Forest.
1. Maju forest was once a grassland
To understand the full significance of Maju Forest to Singapore, we first need to go back in time.
Though records suggest that the site was likely a plantation in 1914, it was predominantly covered by grassland by 1950.
An environmental impact study from 2022 said that the area was likely cleared before that.
Maju Forest and the neighbouring Clementi Forest would be affected by the development and operations of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway by the 1960s.
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