With an aging population in Singapore, there is a need for after-death services in Tanah Merah Coast Road, which could be built into a new death and colonumbarium complex.
The National Environment Agency ( NEA ) reported on Thursday ( Mar 6 ) that the government has identified a site at Tanah Merah Coast Road that needs to be considered for the potential development of after-death facilities.
This is in addition to the research of the Mandai Avenue page.
Following interviews with various companies regarding elements like eagerness for growth and prospects impact, NEA said the location at Tanah Merah Coast Road was chosen.
” NEA is working with these organizations to conduct a technical feasibility study and further assess the applicability of the previously identified page.
Environmental studies on the suitability of the Mandai Avenue site are continuing, according to NEA.
After taking into account the findings of the research on the locations of the Mandai Avenue and Tanah Merah Coast Road sites, a decision will be made regarding the location of the funeral service and mound complex.
The identified page at Tanah Merah Coast Road is close to Changi Lodge 2, as well as PUB’s Changi Water Reclamation Plant, according to the site map provided by NEA.
Choa Chu Kang, Yishun, and Mandai, as well as other personal columbaria, are three government-operated columbaria in Singapore.
In its Integrated Sustainability Report 2023/2024, NEA stated that it is expanding its after-death services and infrastructure while making sure the use of property is maximized.  ,
Additionally, it was noted that the Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour Complex ‘ development project started in 2023.
National stated that this intricate will add more wake spaces upon completion  and be a complement to other ongoing tasks. These include the future Mandai North Crematorium, which is scheduled to be finished in 2025, and a second interior dust scattering garden, the Garden of Serenity.
In its Integrated Sustainability Report 2021/2022, NEA predicted a doubling in the yearly number of deaths in Singapore, from about 20 000 in 2016 to 40, 000 in 2040, citing an ageing people.