In response to widely shared social media posts of images showing the clearing of a forested area in Kranji, JTC said that its contractor had “erroneously” begun deforesting some of the land. This happened before a biodiversity study and an environmental mgmt plan into the area have been completed. JTC made this discovery on Jan 13 — more than a month before the images showing the clearance of land around Kranji Road and Kranji Close went viral — it said on Tues. A spokesperson from JTC told TODAY that the name of the contracting firm is Huationg. Nature enthusiast Brice Li had published a set of photographs on FB on Sun that showed a before-and-after aerial comparison of the parcel of land that he labelled as Kranji woodlands. One photograph, dated May 2019, showed a fully forested area. A second image shot this month showed the same plot of land with just a narrow strip of greenery, now flanked by cleared earth. JTC said that the area that was cleared was earmarked for the development of the Agri-Food Innovation Park.... Continue Reading