Marine Parade Town Council said some of the trees were overgrown and blocked drains, which affected cleaning works and resulted in mosquitoes breeding.
A resident watches as workers cut down the trees he and his neighbours planted over the years. SINGAPORE: An avid gardener, Mr Lim has planted many trees near his home at Block 126 Aljunied Road over the last decade.
"This is a special feature of our neighbourhood. I don't know why they don't want to retain it and make it something we can be proud of." Mr Tan Chong Kiat objected to the town council’s claims about the drains being blocked, saying that Mr Lim clears the leaves in the drain more often than the workers managing the estate.
“That’s also where, as a new resident, I got to know many of them. I thought that this little garden actually brought together a lot of us, and it was nice.” Mr Tan said he was told he could apply for another plot to be designated as a community garden. But after speaking to the town council, the community centre and the school next door, he could not figure out who to apply to.
Residents told CNA that they and migrant workers around the estate often take the moringa trees' leaves – which are said to have health benefits like lowering cholesterol levels – home to consume.
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