Twelve national monuments including the Church of St Teresa and Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple will receive about a total of S$2.1 million this year from NHB for restoration and maintenance works. The bulk of the money – about S$2 million – from the National Monuments Fund will help co-fund restoration works at six monuments, while about S$113,000 will help co-fund maintenance works at 12 monuments. NHB said the maintenance component of the National Monuments Fund was expanded to cover more maintenance works. It now includes the maintenance of vegetation on, or near, the national monuments. Last year, the scope of the maintenance component was increased to include arborist reports to support the removal of vegetation, actual removal works, as well as maintenance works to protect against lightning. The component was introduced in 2015 so that monument owners could conduct regular maintenance to prevent restoration costs from snowballing.... Continue Reading